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First published in Great Britain 2021

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Shuttleworth, Kyle Michael James, author.

Title: The history and ethics of authenticity: meaning, freedom and modernity / Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth.

Description: London; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020029957 | ISBN 9781350163423 (hb) | ISBN 9781350186408 (paperback) | ISBN 9781350163461 (epdf) | ISBN 9781350163454 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Authenticity (Philosophy) | Ethics.

Classification: LCC B105.A8 S68 2020 | DDC 170–dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020029957

ISBN: HB: 978-1-3501-6342-3

ePDF: 978-1-3501-6346-1

eBook: 978-1-3501-6345-4

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