Houellebecq and the Novel as Site of Epistemic Rebellion

Grass, Delphine

doi:10.5334/opt.010609

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“…The individuals portrayed are constantly preoccupied with consumption (of food, cars, holidays, alcohol, sex), and it is clear that "belonging" is a general problem in their lives. This is expressed in particular through excessive tourism, which symbolizes a form of metaphysical homelessness (Grass, 2006). Human relations are described as an exchange of goods, where good relationships are those that maximize individuals' capacities to have pleasant and intense experiences, particularly concerning sex.…”

Section: Houellebecq's Postmodern Confessionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Character, Personality, and Identity: On Historical Aspects of Human Subjectivity

Brinkmann¹

2010

Nordic Psychology

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From a hermeneutic viewpoint, human beings are self-interpreting creatures. History involves a development of the interpretive resources that humans have available for understanding themselves. Building on Charles Taylor's interpretive approach to human subjectivity, this article attempts to outline some significant changes in such interpretive resources. It is argued that different forms of subjectivity go hand in hand with changing modes of self-interpretation: From a premodern notion of character, through a modern notion of personality, to a postmodern idea of identity. In a culture of character, people primarily interpret themselves according to a moral and religious perspective; in a culture of personality, a psychological (scientific as well as romantic) perspective becomes prominent, stressing individual personality and its development; and, in a contemporary culture of identity, more fluid self-interpretations centred on a consumerist perspective gain in importance.

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Section: Houellebecq's Postmodern Confessionsmentioning

confidence: 99%