{"product_id":"the-priority-of-the-person-david-walsh-9780268107376","title":"The Priority of the Person: Political, Philosophical, and Historical Discoveries","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Priority of the Person\u003c\/i\u003e, world-class philosopher David Walsh advances the argument set forth in his highly original philosophic meditation \u003ci\u003ePolitics of the Person as the Politics of Being\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), that \"person\" is the central category of modern political thought and philosophy. The present volume is divided into three main parts. It begins with the political discovery of the inexhaustibility of persons, explores the philosophic differentiation of the idea of the \"person,\" and finally traces the historical emergence of the concept through art, science, and faith. Walsh argues that, although the roots of the idea of \"person\" are found in the Greek concept of the mind and in the Christian conception of the soul, this notion is ultimately a distinctly modern achievement, because it is only the modern turn toward interiority that illuminated the unique nature of persons as each being a world unto him- or herself. As Walsh shows, it is precisely this feature of persons that makes it possible for us to know and communicate with others, for we can only give and receive one another as persons. In this way alone can we become friends and, in friendship, build community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy showing how the person is modernity's central preoccupation, David Walsh's \u003ci\u003eThe Priority of the Person\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important contribution to current discussions in both political theory and philosophy. It will also appeal to students and scholars of theology and literature, and any groups interested in the person and personalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268107378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268107376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021","brand":"David Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983147106559,"sku":"9780268107376","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_704ad48f-27ee-4f14-8c19-31436204879f.jpg?v=1683264938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-priority-of-the-person-david-walsh-9780268107376","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}