The Invention of the Self: The Hinge of Consciousness in the 18th Century by John O. Lyons

The Invention of the Self: The Hinge of Consciousness in the 18th Century

John O. Lyons

280 pages first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction psychology informative reflective medium-paced
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The absence of self in Classical litera­ture and the emergence in the eigh­teenth century of the concept of the unique and individual self asserting its existence and seeking its truth in pri­vate experience and feeling is often touched upon in cu...

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