Shaftesbury’s Soliloquy: the Construction of Moral Subjectivity
Keywords:
Shaftesbury, soliloquy, ‘Recognize Youself’, moral sense, Alcibiades I, Giordano Bruno, heroic frenzies, moral self-consciousnessAbstract
So, in Soliloquy, or Advice to an Author Shaftesbury demonstrates that the person self-determine herself owing to her advanced self-consciousness and critical self-understanding which become possible only on the basis of mastering the fruits of culture and communication, including edifying communication with perfect characters (virtuosos).