Unternehmer seiner Selbst

13:13 Feb 20, 2015 

Vielleicht hilft Dir der Grammatikduden weiter (Artikel 582 und 600)?

Kurz zusammengefasst: "seiner" ist das Personalpronomen der 3. Pers., Singular, m./n., während "selbst" ein rückweisendes Demonstrativpronomen ist. Eine ungrammatikalische, aber vielleicht leichter verständliche Formulierung für "seiner selbst" wäre "von sich selbst".

So wird auch deutlich, warum der deutsche Ausgangssatz hier wirklich falsch ist (entweder hinsichtlich der Rechtschreibung, oder hinsichtlich der Grammatik).

Der in der englischen Sprache gelegentlich vorzufindende Versuch, einem Wort durch Großschreibung eine besondere Bedeutung zu verleihen, funktioniert eben im Deutschen nicht. Da muss man sich was anderes überlegen.

13:10 Feb 20, 2015 

Since the concept of a capitalized Self is a result of New Age spiritual thinking, feeling and acting it's tough finding references. I do not believe this is a grammatical issue, really. I understand the Self in therapeutic, political and spiritual texts to actually mean the soul, which is very much out of fashion. Another option that I use from time to time when appropriate is 'being' or even inherent/essential/quintessential being. what I LIKE about Self is it is the language's attempt to integrate an idea of connectivity to a greater being in one word. Self is beyond body, mind and emotion, but encompasses all three plus our 'higher' Self, or the divine. Hope this helps.

12:54 Feb 20, 2015 

I know this question is closed and I should probably ask this elsewhere but - does anyone have any tips about where I could find more info about expressions with "seiner selbst" where selbst is not capitalised? (Annahme seiner selbst; Das Kind konstruiert sich sozusagen “als Baumeister seiner selbst”; Der Mensch als „Werk seiner selbst“ etc.) I'm now completely confused about when you'd use das Selbst/des Selbst and why 'seiner selbst' is used in these expressions...is it like 'architect of him-/herself' versus 'architect of the self (Self)'? 'Sie beruht auf dem Bild des Kindes als „Baumeister seines Selbst“' also appears so whats the difference between this and the version with seiner selbst above?! Not expecting a detailed answer but if you know of a site that could help would be much appreciated! Need to brush up on my grammar methinks...

11:28 Feb 14, 2015 

The neoliberal transition emerged in the 70s, causing the money market to rule over the economy. Money magically generates more money. Aging industrial capitalism reinvented itself by subtly generating the omnipotent personage, the Great Creditor (finance market - finance crisis – debt crisis). Thus, we all - the individual as entrepreneur of his Self, just as well as the working class poor - become debtors. Our flesh, our lives, our future and our yearning for community become the raw materials for the new Economy of Debt.

22:37 Feb 13, 2015 

thank you for your feedback! Sovereign of Economy is a title, like King of Pain, but you're right, I could be less subtle. The character, the Great Creditor, is an important part of the author's text, no choice on that one. Sleep well!

19:44 Feb 13, 2015 

A couple of comments:

I don't think "crowned the money market sovereign of economy" makes sense. This is partly because you've left out the definite article before "economy", but you could express it more clearly by saying something like "making the money markets the dominant force in the economy."

Also, "generating the omnipotent great creditor" is not clear. I think the idea is basically "reinvented itself by becoming the great universal creditor", or even simply "loaned out money left, right and centre."

And you don't need all those initial capitals either.

Hope this helps!