Who Am I? Who Is She?: A Naturalistic, Holistic, Somatic Approach to Personal Identity - Rilegato

Montague, Gerard P.

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ISBN 10: 3110320045 ISBN 13: 9783110320046

Casa editrice: De Gruyter, 2012

Riassunto

Are ‘persons’ physical things, members of the species homo sapiens which exist solely in materialist form, continuous in structure with other living things? Or is the issue a more complex one: are there more dimensions to being a person than mere physical, biological existence? These are matters of interest and discussion in many fields of study in this age of individuality. In this wide-ranging essay, the author addresses various aspects of the issue, including the history of self and identity. The ancient tradition of dualism is rejected in favour of a straightforward holistic and naturalistic account of selfhood; it is argued that the mind arises in an emergent sense from the body and personal identity is best expressed in terms of a self-reflective and meaningful narrative. The approach is principally from an analytic philosophy point of view but also takes on–board psychological and sociological aspects of self and identity.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: De Gruyter
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3110320045
• ISBN 13: 9783110320046
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 331