Picture 1 of 1

Gallery
Picture 1 of 1

Have one to sell?
Rethinking Sincerity and Authenticity: The Ethics of Theatricalit
US $228.94
ApproximatelyS$ 293.78
Condition:
Brand New
A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free USPS Media MailTM.
Located in: Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Thu, 21 Aug and Thu, 28 Aug to 94104
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:267271024280
Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Title
- Rethinking Sincerity and Authenticity: The Ethics of Theatricalit
- ISBN
- 9780813940151
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
ISBN-10
081394015X
ISBN-13
9780813940151
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038840208
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Rethinking Sincerity and Authenticity : The Ethics of Theatricality in Kant, Kierkegaard, and Levinas
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Theater / General, Individual Philosophers, General, Philosophy
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Philosophy, Performing Arts, Business & Economics
Series
Studies in Religion and Culture Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2017-011907
Reviews
An impressively thorough treatment of the themes of sincerity and authenticity in Kant, Kierkegaard, and Levinas. Pickett's unpretentious and elegant style enable him to lay out complex ideas in an accessible way.
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
170.922
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. The Trouble with Lying: Kant, Character, and Self-Congruence 2. Virtuous Hypocrisy: Incongruence in Kant's Quest for Character 3. Inevitable Insincerity: Inwardness and Outwardness in Kierkegaardian Ethics and Faith 4. Hidden Lives, Ironic Selves: Kierkegaard and the Rise (and Fall) of Authenticity 5. Fearsome Authenticity: Levinas and the Rehabilitation of Sincerity 6. Beyond Sincerity: Levinasian Substitution in the Theater of Transcendence Conclusion
Synopsis
"This above all: To thine own self be true," is an ideal--or pretense--belonging as much to Hamlet as to the carefully choreographed realms of today's politics and social media. But what if our "true" selves aren't our "best" selves? Instagram's curated portraits of authenticity often betray the paradox of our performative selves: sincerity obliges us to be who we actually are, yet ethics would have us be better. Drawing on the writings of Immanuel Kant, Søren Kierkegaard, and Emmanuel Levinas, Howard Pickett presents a vivid defense of "virtuous hypocrisy." Our fetish for transparency tends to allow us to forget that the self may not be worthy of expression, and may become unethically narcissistic in the act of expression. Alert to this ambivalence, these great thinkers advocate incongruent ways of being. Rethinking Sincerity and Authenticity offers an engaging new appraisal not only of the ethics of theatricality but of the theatricality of ethics, contending that pursuit of one's ideal self entails a relational and ironic performance of identity that lies beyond the pure notion of expressive individualism., Drawing on the writings of Immanuel Kant, Søren Kierkegaard, and Emmanuel Levinas, Howard Pickett presents a vivid defense of "virtuous hypocrisy". Rethinking Sincerity and Authenticity offers an engaging new appraisal not only of the ethics of theatricality but of the theatricality of ethics., "This above all: To thine own self be true," is an ideal--or pretense--belonging as much to Hamlet as to the carefully choreographed realms of today's politics and social media. But what if our "true" selves aren't our "best" selves? Instagram's curated portraits of authenticity often betray the paradox of our performative selves: sincerity obliges us to be who we actually are, yet ethics would have us be better. Drawing on the writings of Immanuel Kant, S ren Kierkegaard, and Emmanuel Levinas, Howard Pickett presents a vivid defense of "virtuous hypocrisy." Our fetish for transparency tends to allow us to forget that the self may not be worthy of expression, and may become unethically narcissistic in the act of expression. Alert to this ambivalence, these great thinkers advocate incongruent ways of being. Rethinking Sincerity and Authenticity offers an engaging new appraisal not only of the ethics of theatricality but of the theatricality of ethics, contending that pursuit of one's ideal self entails a relational and ironic performance of identity that lies beyond the pure notion of expressive individualism., "This above all: To thine own self be true," is an ideal?or pretense?belonging as much to Hamlet as to the carefully choreographed realms of today?s politics and social media. But what if our "true" selves aren?t our "best" selves? Instagram?s curated portraits of authenticity often betray the paradox of our performative selves: sincerity obliges us to be who we actually are, yet ethics would have us be better. Drawing on the writings of Immanuel Kant, Søren Kierkegaard, and Emmanuel Levinas, Howard Pickett presents a vivid defense of "virtuous hypocrisy." Our fetish for transparency tends to allow us to forget that the self may not be worthy of expression, and may become unethically narcissistic in the act of expression. Alert to this ambivalence, these great thinkers advocate incongruent ways of being. Rethinking Sincerity and Authenticity offers an engaging new appraisal not only of the ethics of theatricality but of the theatricality of ethics, contending that pursuit of one?s ideal self entails a relational and ironic performance of identity that lies beyond the pure notion of expressive individualism.
LC Classification Number
B105.A8P53 2017
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (462)
- n***a (100)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseIncredible resource for Tishah B'Av, very convenient for services and individual study.
- p***j (8838)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThank you.
- o***8 (1165)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseHonest seller. Order didn't work out & he a gave a full refund. I appreciate it! Thank you! :)