The cultural psychology of self : place, morality, and art in human worlds The cultural psychology of self : place, morality and art in human worlds

Philosophers and psychologists both investigate the self, but often in isolation from one another. this book brings together studies by philosophers and psychologists in an exploration of the self and its function. It will be of interest to all those involved in philosophy, psychology and sociology. Preliminaries......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 16 1 Selves and the need to navigate human worlds......Page 33 2 The brain’s work in locating selves......Page 48 3 Placing oneself in personal time the narrative structure of self......Page 62 4 Moral identity and cultural historical locations for self......Page 76 5 Self-creation as self-location......Page 90 6 Pronouns placing selves I and its associates......Page 105 7 Feeling your way emotions as self’s pathfinders......Page 120 8 Childhood, responsibility and acquiring powers......Page 147 9 Pitilessness and compassion: caring where others are......Page 163 10 Suffering radical dislocation and the limits of moral responsibility......Page 178 11 Being moved art self and positive absorption......Page 193 12 Points of view and none visual art and the location of self......Page 209 13 Individual and national identity analogy symbiosis and artistic process......Page 223 14 Psychologies of maturity development or destination......Page 239 CONCLUSION......Page 254 Bibliography......Page 261 Index......Page 272

philosophers, Psychologists, Sociologists And Historians All Investigate Self, But Often In Isolation From One Another. In An Attempt To Overcome This Disciplinary Fragmentation This Work Focuses On Integration And Offers A Fascinating Exploration Of Self As A Skilled Process And Of Its Functions. Benson Argues That Skills In Navigating Human Worlds Are Primary Requirements For Being A Successful Human Being, And That The Main Function Of Self As A Psychological System Is To Position Ourselves In Relation To Others And In Relation To Ideals Which Constitute Our Selves. He Argues That We Can Best Understand Selves As Locative Or Navigational Systems And Investigates The Ways In Which We Orient Ourselves And The Language We Use To Describe Our Positions. He Is Especially Interested In How Selves Can Be Diminished Through Inflicted Suffering Or Expanded Through Positive Engagements With Art.

Philosophers and psychologists both investigate the self, but often in isolation from one another. "The Cultural Psychology of the Self" brings together these two areas in an exploration of the self and its function. How do we position ourselves in the worlds we inhabit? And how do we find our way around them? Ciaran Benson argues that the skills in navigating human worlds are primary requirements for being a successful human being, and that the main function of our psychological system is to position ourselves in relation to others. "Who I am is a function of where I am": Benson suggests that we can better understand ourselves as locative systems. He investigates the way we orient ourselves in the world and the language we use to describe our position, whether it may be in space or time "The Cultural Psychology of Self is an exploration of how people navigate human worlds. It offers a powerful understanding of 'self' as the system through which we became capable of locating ourselves in our worlds, and of finding our ways around them." The Cultural Psychology of Self brings together studies by philosophers and psychologists in an exploration of the self and its function. It will be of interest to those involved in the fields of philosophy, psychology and sociology. By the time we can first think about it we have already become the sorts of beings who live in human worlds.