The Priority of the Person: Political, Philosophical, and Historical Discoveries

In The Priority of the Person, world-class philosopher David Walsh advances the argument set forth in his...
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The Priority of the Person: Political, Philosophical, and Historical Discoveries by Walsh, David

The Priority of the Person: Political, Philosophical, and Historical Discoveries

$147.23

The Priority of the Person: Political, Philosophical, and Historical Discoveries

$147.23
Author: David Walsh
Format: Paperback
Language: English

In The Priority of the Person, world-class philosopher David Walsh advances the argument set forth in his highly original philosophic meditation Politics of the Person as the Politics of Being (2015), that "person" is the central category of modern political thought and philosophy. The present volume is divided into three main parts. It begins with the political discovery of the inexhaustibility of persons, explores the philosophic differentiation of the idea of the "person," and finally traces the historical emergence of the concept through art, science, and faith. Walsh argues that, although the roots of the idea of "person" are found in the Greek concept of the mind and in the Christian conception of the soul, this notion is ultimately a distinctly modern achievement, because it is only the modern turn toward interiority that illuminated the unique nature of persons as each being a world unto him- or herself. As Walsh shows, it is precisely this feature of persons that makes it possible for us to know and communicate with others, for we can only give and receive one another as persons. In this way alone can we become friends and, in friendship, build community.

By showing how the person is modernity's central preoccupation, David Walsh's The Priority of the Person makes an important contribution to current discussions in both political theory and philosophy. It will also appeal to students and scholars of theology and literature, and any groups interested in the person and personalism.



Author: David Walsh
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 08/31/2020
Pages: 372
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780268107383


Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2021

About the Author

David Walsh is professor of politics at the Catholic University of America. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including Politics of the Person as the Politics of Being (University of Notre Dame Press, 2015).


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