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The self, subjectivity, and impetus for Latino self-transformation in the writings of Kierkegaard

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dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Daniel Isaac, author
dc.contributor.authorKneller, Jane, 1954-, advisor
dc.contributor.authorLosonsky, Michael, committee member
dc.contributor.authorValdez, Norberto, 1947-, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T04:51:27Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T04:51:27Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe following thesis will explore the relationship between the conceptions of the self and subjectivity in writings of 19th century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard and the contemporary problem of Latino male self-transformation. Kierkegaard's conception of the self will take Sickness Unto Death (1849) as the focal point, while Kierkegaard's conception of subjectivity will be explored in Concluding Unscientific Postscript (1846). First, I will discuss three aspects of Kierkegaard's dialectical self: the irresolute self, the resolute self, and the religious dependent self. Second, after these aspects of the self are discussed, I turn my attention to Kierkegaard's conception of subjectivity. The discussion on subjectivity will explore four perspectives of subjectivity: objective and subjective thinking, subjectivity and indirect communication, subjectivity as inwardness, existence, and passion, and lastly subjectivity and truth. Third, I discuss David T. Abalos' theory of transformation in The Latino Male: A Radical Redefinition (2002). My discussion of Abalos' theory of transformation will focus on the Three Acts of the Core Drama of Life in its application to Latino male self-transformation. My aim is to take Kierkegaard's remarks on the self and subjectivity and apply them to Abalos' theory of Latino male self-transformation. I attempt to demonstrate that Kierkegaard's remarks on these issues can inform and aid in the conversation of the contemporary problem of Latino male self-transformation. Thus, I argue that Kierkegaard's remarks on the self and subjectivity are not only invaluable to this contemporary problem, but can provide impetus for Latino male self-transformation.
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dc.identifierAlvarez_colostate_0053N_10196.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2010200103PHIL
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/44836
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectKierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855
dc.subject.lcshHispanic American men -- Psychology
dc.subject.lcshHispanic American men -- Social conditions
dc.titleThe self, subjectivity, and impetus for Latino self-transformation in the writings of Kierkegaard
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thesis.degree.disciplinePhilosophy
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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