874302706     

9874302704                        

---

The family and the political self / Laurence Thomas

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005

1 online resource (xiii, 184 pages)

Englisch

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)

Erscheint auch als: (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-0-521-67011-1 (Print); 978-0-521-85417-7 (Print); 978-1-139-17339-1 (Online)

978-0-521-85417-7 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 967413938     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/CBO9781139173391

BJ1533.S3

*Familiensoziologie ; Lebenslauf      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Self-esteem ; Parent and child ; Families ; Child development ; Conduct of life

Self-esteem ; Parent and child ; Families ; Child development ; Conduct of life

Having children is the most common aim among human beings. The Family and the Political Self aims to capture the insights that can be gleaned from taking this truth seriously. One truth is that human beings may not be as self-interested as is commonly supposed. In this book Laurence Thomas argues that the best construal of the political self reflects this truth

---

Uniquely valued -- Reconceptualizing the moral self -- The family as a model for society -- From family to E pluribus unum