Authenticity and the Limits of Philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3889019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lauren Bialystok (0000-0003-2658-5644) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 271-298 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s001221731300111x |
| OpenAlex | W2129005847 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 13 |
Almost everyone has had an intuitive experience of authenticity that seems to reveal a glimmer of one's true identity. Yet by positing the existence of a 'true self,' authenticity introduces metaphysical challenges that resist systematic solutions. I argue that authenticity properly analyzed demands an essentialist structure that strains to be applied to personal identity. I then assess the three most influential types of accounts in modern philosophical discussions against this framework: Romanticism and autonomy; late existentialism; and virtue conceptions of authenticity. This analysis casts doubt on the possibility of generating a complete philosophical account of authenticity
Aesthetics · Autonomy · Epistemology · Essentialism · Existentialism · Identity (music · Metaphysics · Personal identity · Self · Sociology · Virtue · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |