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| Author | Roberto Mangabeira Unger |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Philosophy |
| Publisher | 2007 (Harvard University Press) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 277 |
| ISBN | 978-0-674-02354-3 (hardcover); 978-0-674-03496-9 (paperback) |
| OCLC | 63680074 |
| LC Class | B832.U55 2006 |
| Preceded by | What Should the Left Propose? |
| Followed by | Free Trade Reimagined |
The Self Awakened: Pragmatism Unbound is a 2007 book by philosopher and politician Roberto Mangabeira Unger. In the book, Unger sets forth a theory of human nature, a philosophical view of time, nature and reality, and a proposal for changes to social and political institutions so that they best nourish the context-transcending quality that Unger sees at the core of human existence. Written in a prophetic and poetic manner that drew comparison with the work of Whitman and Emerson,[1] and delving into issues of humankind's existential predicament in a manner that one critic found evocative of Sartre,[2] The Self Awakened also serves as a summation of many of the core principles of Unger's work.
- ^ McDermid 2008, pp. 306–309.
- ^ Stone 2007.