The Developmental Psychology of Personal Identity - A Philosophical Perspective

Massimo Marraffa and Cristina Meini re-connect the psychology of identity with its philosophical roots in this study. They trace the contemporary problem of the self to John Locke and William James’ foundational theories on personal identity. By integrating the philosophy of identity with empirical and neuropsychological research, Marraffa and Meini provide an original synthesis of multidisciplinary conceptions of the self. The Construction of Interiority considers Chomsky-inspired developmental psychology, Jean Piaget’s constructivism, Lev Vygotskij’s sociocultural perspective on development and John Bowlby’s attachment theory. In this theoretical framework, the book draws on the data of the psychological sciences to reconstruct the trajectory of the self as an atomised ‘I’. Marraffa and Meini link the birth of self-consciousness through the body and emotions to the construction of bounded autobiography. Their combination of philosophy and neuropsychology makes an important contribution to multiple disciplines concerned with personal identity. It provokes new routes to understanding identity and self, personality, and autobiographical memory.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2024
Editors:	Massimo Marraffa • Cristina Meini
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-36899-6
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-350-36899-7
Barcode:	9781350368996

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