Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self
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Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self is a seminal work of social and political theory that examines how modern psychological expertise and institutions shape individual subjectivity and self-governance.
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| Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self Context triple: [Nikolas Rose, notableWork, Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self]
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A.
Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
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B.
The Philosophy of the Self
The Philosophy of the Self is a work by social psychologist and philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores how individual identity emerges through social interaction and symbolic communication.
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C.
The Public and the Private Realm
"The Public and the Private Realm" is a major section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work *The Human Condition* that analyzes the historical and conceptual distinction between public political life and private domestic existence.
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D.
Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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E.
On Human Conduct
On Human Conduct is a major work of political philosophy by Michael Oakeshott that offers a complex, skeptical account of modern civil association, law, and the nature of human agency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self Target entity description: Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self is a seminal work of social and political theory that examines how modern psychological expertise and institutions shape individual subjectivity and self-governance.
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A.
Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
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B.
The Philosophy of the Self
The Philosophy of the Self is a work by social psychologist and philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores how individual identity emerges through social interaction and symbolic communication.
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C.
The Public and the Private Realm
"The Public and the Private Realm" is a major section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work *The Human Condition* that analyzes the historical and conceptual distinction between public political life and private domestic existence.
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D.
Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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E.
On Human Conduct
On Human Conduct is a major work of political philosophy by Michael Oakeshott that offers a complex, skeptical account of modern civil association, law, and the nature of human agency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of political theory ⓘ work of social theory ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history of science
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political science ⓘ psychology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| addresses |
production of modern individualism
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relationship between expertise and power ⓘ role of institutions in shaping personal identity ⓘ |
| author | Nikolas Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptualizes |
psychological techniques as technologies of power
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the self as an object of governance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
key text in governmentality literature
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seminal work in social theory ⓘ |
| examines |
expert knowledge and social regulation
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formation of the private self in modernity ⓘ how modern subjects come to regulate themselves ⓘ links between psychology and governance ⓘ technologies of the self ⓘ |
| field |
history of the human sciences
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political sociology ⓘ sociology of psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical development of psychological expertise
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role of psychological sciences in shaping individuals ⓘ ways institutions govern individuals through the self ⓘ |
| genre | social and political theory ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
critical psychology
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social theory of subjectivity ⓘ studies of neoliberal governance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Michel Foucault
NERFINISHED
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governmentality studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
governmentality
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modern liberal societies ⓘ psychological expertise ⓘ psychology ⓘ self-governance ⓘ social control ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Foucauldian governmentality
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social constructionism ⓘ |
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