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This two-volume work offers a fresh perspective on Western subjectivity as articulated in the Augustinian Rule, a significant yet humble example of subjectivity production. Jodra contends that Classical and Late-Ancient communitarian practices around the Mediterranean reveal a worldview where the self and the other are mutually inclusive rather than disjunctive. The Augustinian Rule represents both the culmination of this historical process and the inception of a new paradigm: the monastic self as the central figure in the emerging medieval worldview. The text addresses three key theoretical challenges: the origins of our modern understanding of subjectivity, the potential of Ancient sources to provide an alternative genealogy that counters the individualism of Modernity, and the possibility of preserving the commons without diminishing individuality. Jodra argues that the early Christians' synthesis of Greek and Judaic sources led to two contrasting models of subjectivity—self-less and other-less—alternating in dominance over our understanding of human nature. The Greek world contributed political dimensions, while the Jewish tradition established crucial theological principles, culminating in a Mediterranean synthesis in Rome. Jodra emphasizes the ongoing theopolitical nature of our worldview and posits that the subject of the primitive Church exemplifies this unity, illustrating that the self and the other are vital compone
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On Hellenism, Judaism, Individualism, and Early Christian Theories of the Subject, Professor Guillermo M Jodra
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- 2022
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