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A Philosophy of Person and Identity - Where was I when I wasn't there? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
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A Philosophy of Person and Identity - Where was I when I wasn't there? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Series: Studies in Brain and Mind, 21
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This book discusses the themes of personhood and personal identity.
It argues that while there is a metaphysical answer to the question
of personal identity, there is no metaphysical answer to the
question of what constitutes a person. The author argues against
both body-mind dualism and physicalism and also against the idea
that there is some metaphysically real category of persons distinct
from the category of human beings or human organisms. Instead, the
author presents neutral-monist, autopoietic-enactivist kind of
metaphysics of the human being, and a relational, and completely
human-dependent notion of a person. The tools used in these
arguments include conceptual argumentation and empirical case
studies. Using both personal experiences and studies of cultures
all over the world, the author examines dualism between mind and
body. The author discusses real people who seem to live a Cartesian
life, as somehow disembodied minds as well as the concept of the
person. The author uses the concluding chapters to present their
own views arguing that questions about our identity should be
separated from questions of our personhood as well as the concept
of personhood. This volume is of interest to scholars of philosophy
of mind.
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