Self-Concern - An Experiential Approach to What Matters in Survival (Paperback)

This book is a major contribution to the philosophical literature on the nature of the self, personal identity and survival. Its distinctive methodology is one that is phenomenologically descriptive rather than metaphysical and normative. On the basis of this approach Raymond Martin shows that the distinction between self and other is not nearly as fundamental a feature of our so-called egoistic values as has been traditionally thought. He explains how the belief in a self as a fixed, continuous point of observation enters into our experience of ourselves and the world. He also reveals the explosive implications this thesis has for recent debates over personal identity and what matters in survival. This is the first book of analytic philosophy directly on the phenomenology of identity and survival. It builds bridges between analytic and phenomenological traditions and, thus, to open up a new field of investigation.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Raymond Martin
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-06174-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-06174-1
Barcode:	9780521061742

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