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Personal Identity brings together the most important readings on personal identity theory.
- Brings together 13 of the most important readings on personal identity theory.
- Includes a detailed introductory historical essay, tracing the origins of personal identity theory.
- Features essays by David Lewis, Bernard Williams, Derek Parfit, and Robert Nozick.
- Describes the revolutionary shift from the "internal relations" view of personal identity to the "external relations" view.
- Includes a discussion on the controversial topic of animalism.
- Collectively offers a comprehensive introduction to the field.
Personal Identity brings together the most important readings on personal identity theory.
- Brings together 13 of the most important readings on personal identity theory.
- Includes a detailed introductory historical essay, tracing the origins of personal identity theory.
- Features essays by David Lewis, Bernard Williams, Derek Parfit, and Robert Nozick.
- Describes the revolutionary shift from the "internal relations" view of personal identity to the "external relations" view.
- Includes a discussion on the controversial topic of animalism.
- Collectively offers a comprehensive introduction to the field.
John Barresi is Professor of Psychology at Dalhousie University. In collaboration with Raymond Martin, he has co-authored Naturalization of the Soul: Self and Personal Identity in the Eighteenth Century (2000).
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Personal Identity & What Matters in Survival: A Historical Overview: Raymond Martin (University of Maryland at College Park) and John Barresi (Dalhousie University).
1. The Self and the Future: Bernard Williams (All Souls, Oxford University).
2. Personal Identity through Time: Robert Nozick (Harvard University).
3. Why Our Identity is Not What Matters: Derek Parfit (All Souls, Oxford University).
4. Survival and Identity and Postscripts: David Lewis (Princeton University).
5. Personal Identity and the Unity of Agency: A Kantian Response to Parfit: Christine Korsgaard (Harvard University).
6. Fission and the Focus of One's Life: Peter Unger (New York University).
7. Surviving Matters: Ernest Sosa (Brown University).
8. Fission Rejuvenation: Raymond Martin (University of Maryland, College Park).
9. Empathic Access: The Missing Ingredient in Personal Identity: Marya Schechtman (University of Illinois at Chicago).
10. Human Concerns Without Superlative Selves: Mark Johnston (Princeton University).
11. The Unimportance of Identity: Derek Parfit (All Souls, Oxford University).
12. An Argument for Animalism: Eric Olson (Churchill College, Cambridge University).
13. The Self: Galen Strawson (Jesus College, Oxford University).
Books on Personal Identity since 1970.
Index.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Wiley Blackwell Readings in Philosophy |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780631234425 |
| ISBN-10: | 063123442X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | R Martin |
| Redaktion: |
Barnes, John
Martin, Raymond |
| Hersteller: |
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Wiley Blackwell Readings in Philosophy |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 22 mm |
| Von/Mit: | John Barnes (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.11.2002 |
| Gewicht: | 0,589 kg |