Being Human - The Problem of Agency (Paperback)

The human subject is under threat from postmodernist thinking that has declared the "Death of God" and the "Death of Man." This book is a revindication of the concept of humanity, rejecting contemporary social theory that seeks to diminish human properties and powers. Archer argues that being human depends on an interaction with the real world in which practice takes primacy over language in the emergence of human self-consciousness, thought, emotionality and personal identity--all of which are prior to, and more basic than, our acquisition of a social identity.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Margaret S. Archer
Dimensions:	230 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	323
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-79564-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory
LSN:	0-521-79564-8
Barcode:	9780521795647

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