The Essence of the Self: In Defense of the Simple View of Personal Identity

ISBN-13: 9781138498938 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 144 str.

Geoffrey Madell

Opis

In this volume, Geoffrey Madell develops a revised account of the self, making a compelling case for why the "simple" or "anti-criterial" view of personal identity warrants a robust defense. Madell critiques recent discussions of the self for focusing on features which are common to all selves, and which therefore fail to capture the uniqueness of each self. Engaging with contemporary positions on the first person, embodiment, psychological continuity, and other ongoing arguments, Madell’s view that the nature of the self is substantively different from that of objects in the world will generate significant discussion and debate among philosophers of mind.

Spis treści

1. Personal Identity and the First Person  2. The First Person  3. Body  4. Psychology  5. Persons and Possible Worlds  6. Retrospect

O autorze

Geoffrey Madell was Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and is the author of The Identity of the Self (1981), Mind and Materialism (1988) and Philosophy, Music and Emotion (2002).