Irigaray and Kierkegaard: On the Construction of the Self (Mercer Kierkegaard)

Irigaray and Kierkegaard: Multiplicity, Relationality, and Difference is a creative construction of selfhood that begins by critiquing embedded assumptions that dominate current discourse. The apparent unity of the self is a problematic and fictitious conception. This construct is a prodigious illusion that has not only outworn its usefulness, but has become detrimental to more inclusive concepts of the self, in which diversity and relationality are encouraged. This construct is particularly evident in the Christian doctrine of theological anthropology. This book both evaluates the supreme value ascribed to the quality of oneness in the Western theological tradition and suggests alternative conceptualizations of selfhood.