Reconsidering the Sources of the Self in the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Periods

FAIN: RZ-266101-19

Texas A & M University, College Station (College Station, TX 77843-0001)
Jose Luis Bermudez Ospina (Project Director: December 2018 to October 2022)
Catherine Conybeare (Co Project Director: February 2019 to October 2022)

A conference and preparation of an edited volume of essays on the influential Sources of the Self: The Making of Modern Identity by philosopher Charles Taylor (1931-). (12 months)

Reconsidering the Sources of the Self aims to reconfigure the historical study of conceptions of selfhood in the Western traditions, focusing on the ancient, medieval, and early modern periods. Highly interdisciplinary (Philosophy, Literature, Theology, Classics, and History), it will break new ground by (a) including thinkers outside the standard philosophical/theological canon, (b) incorporating medieval conceptions of selfhood, and (c) exploring how ideas of selfhood are articulated in forms and genres besides philosophical and theological treatises. We are seeking funding from an NEH Collaborative Research Convening Grant for a workshop to bring together 15 scholars (13 confirmed). During the funding period (10/1/19 – 9/30/20) we will produce and submit to a major press a book proposal for an edited volume with the workshop papers and an extended introduction. We will produce a website that explains the project and workshop for both scholarly and general audiences.

Associated Products

Reconsidering the Sources of the Self in the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Periods (Web Resource)
Title: Reconsidering the Sources of the Self in the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Periods
Author: Catherine Conybeare
Author: José Luis Bermúdez
Abstract: This is the information point for the project, which brings together scholars from classics, philosophy, medieval studies, politics, and the history of ideas to explore new perspectives on self and selfhood in the ancient, medieval, and early modern periods.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: http://nehselfproject.com
Primary URL Description: This url covers information about the project, its participants, and the workshop held in April 2020; it also contains a project bibliography and a form for further submissions to the bibliography.

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