Someone, No One: An Essay on Individuality

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Someone, No One: An Essay on Individuality
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kenelm Burridge
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:284
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691627939
ClassificationsDewey:155.2
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Examining the concept of individuality and the ideology of individualism in terms of a dialectic between the self and the social order, the author draws a distinction between the person as an identity--a "someone"--who conforms to social roles and norms, and the individual as a nonidentity--a "no one"--who holds particular nonconformist perceptions