Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180).
The culture of authenticity -- The enchanted garden -- The modern worldview -- Romanticism and the ideal of authenticity -- The heart of darkness -- De-centering the subject -- Story-shaped selves -- Authenticity in context.
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'On Being Authentic' is a journey into the self. Guignon traces the development of the concept from Plato to the self-help culture of today's West. He concludes with a defence of authenticity against postmodernist criticism & argues that being true to one's self remains an important social skill.