The concept of authenticity -the idea of `being oneself' or being `true to oneself' -is central to modern moral thought. Yet it is a puzzling notion. This article discusses two accounts of it. Essentialism holds that each individual has a `true' nature or self. Feelings and actions are authentic when they correspond to this nature. This approach is contrasted with views of the self as a complex...

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O artigo acompanha a reflexão de alguns autores do século XX no que se refere à questão conhecimento, sobretudo nas discussões em torno da dicotomia mente e mundo. Esses são McDowell, Putnam Rorty. A ênfase é colocada na importância necessidade aquele contemporaneamente investiga algum aspecto realidade, ocupe também refletir sobre os pressupostos fundamentos operam sua teoria prática. Os indic...