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Total institutions and the last human freedom

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posted on 2023-06-09, 14:59 authored by James Hardie-BickJames Hardie-Bick
Drawing on criminological research together with the personal accounts of writers such as Victor Frankl and Bruno Bettelheim, this contribution explores how individuals have reacted and adapted to extreme situations and examines the psychological survival strategies individuals have used to protect their sense of self. The aim is to consider Sartre's notion on 'ontological freedom' in relation to these accounts in order to critically assess an existential understanding of how, despite such trying circumstances, the self still has the potential to choose, adapt, interpret and give meaning to their lives. This chapter will further suggest that Beauvoir's neglected concept of 'moral freedom' can add another dimension to Sartre's notion of ontological freedom and has the potential to provide a deeper understanding of human subjectivity.

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  • Published

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  • paper

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BSA Annual Conference 2011 - 60 Years of Sociology

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London School of Economics, UK

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conference

Event date

6-8 April 2011

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  • Sociology and Criminology Publications

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  • Crime Research Centre Publications

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2018-09-11

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