dc.contributor.author | Lippitt, John | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-05T09:30:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-02-05T09:30:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lippitt , J 2009 , ' True self-love and true self-sacrifice ' , International Journal for Philosophy of Religion , vol. 66 , no. 3 , pp. 125-138 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-009-9201-5 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0020-7047 | |
dc.identifier.other | dspace: 2299/4114 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/9868 | |
dc.description | “The original publication is available at springerlink.com.” Copyright Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s11153-009-9201-5 | |
dc.description.abstract | In recent commentary on Kierkegaard’s Works of Love, a distinction is commonly drawn between ‘proper’ and ‘selfish’ forms of self-love. In arguing that not all vices of self-focus can be captured under the heading of selfishness, I seek to distinguish selfishness from self-centredness. But the latter vice has a far more handsome cousin: proper self-focus of the kind necessary for ‘becoming a self’. As various feminist thinkers have argued, this will be missed if we valorise self-sacrifice too uncritically. But nor need the latter concept be ditched. By distinguishing varieties of self-sacrifice, we can see the importance of avoiding the all too easy slide from proper self-sacrifice to outright self-annihilation. And we can discover that this avoidance is aided by recognising a kind of pride as part of true self-love. | en |
dc.format.extent | 244095 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal for Philosophy of Religion | |
dc.title | True self-love and true self-sacrifice | en |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Humanities | |
dc.contributor.institution | Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute | |
dc.contributor.institution | Philosophy | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1007/s11153-009-9201-5 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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