Personal Identity, the Self, and Ethics

ISBN-13: 9780230522039 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 328 str.

Ferdinand Santos; Santiago Sia

Opis

Going beyond the controversy surrounding personhood in non-philosophical contexts, this book defends the need for a credible philosophical conception of the person. Engaging with John Locke, Derek Parfit and P.F. Strawson, the authors develop an original philosophical anthropology based on the work of Charles Hartshorne and A.N. Whitehead.

Spis treści

Introduction John Locke's Account of Person and Personal Identity Personal Identity and the Unity and Uniqueness of the Self A Critique of the Ontology of Substance The Fallacy of Simple Location and the Ontologies of Substance and Event Methodological Considerations The Structure of an Event as Creative Synthesis Ethics and the Mnemonic Structure of Persons The Social Structure of Persons Conclusion

O autorze

FERDINAND SANTOS was Professor of Philosophy at the Archdiocesan Major Seminary, Manila, Philippines, and is presently teaching philosophy and theology at Providence College, Rhode Island, USA. He has published books and articles in philosophy.

SANTIAGO SIA is Dean of Philosophy at Milltown Institute (a recognised college of the National University of Ireland), Dublin, Ireland. He was for many years Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. A well established scholar, he has published several books/articles in philosophy of religion, in ethics, and in process thought.