Who Am I? Who Is She? - A Naturalistic, Holistic, Somatic Approach to Personal Identity (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Gerard P. Montague
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	331
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-032004-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Promotions
LSN:	3-11-032004-5
Barcode:	9783110320046

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