{"product_id":"the-category-of-the-person-anthropology-philosophy-history","title":"The Category of the Person: Anthropology  Philosophy  History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe concept that people have of themselves as a person is one of the most intimate notions that they hold. Yet the way in which the category of the person is conceived varies over time and space. In this volume  anthropologists  philosophers  and historians examine the notion of the person in different cultures  past and present. Taking as their starting point a lecture on the person as a category of the human mind  given by Marcel Mauss in 1938  the contributors critically assess Mausss speculation that notions of the person  rather than being primarily philosophical or psychological  have a complex social and ideological origin. Discussing societies ranging from ancient Greece  India  and China to modern Africa and Papua New Guinea  they provide fascinating descriptions of how these different cultures define the person. But they also raise deeper theoretical issues: What is universally constant and what is culturally variable in peoples thinking about the person? How can these variations be explained? Has there been a general progressive development toward the modern Western view of the person? What is distinctive about this? How do ones notions of the person inform ones ability to comprehend alternative formulations? These questions are of compelling interest for a wide range of anthropologists  philosophers  historians  psychologists  sociologists  orientalists  and classicists. The book will appeal to any reader concerned with understanding one of the most fundamental aspects of human existence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44958056316981,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521277574","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521277570.jpg?v=1770362323","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-category-of-the-person-anthropology-philosophy-history","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}