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The Constitution of Selves
Taschenbuch von Marya Schechtman
Sprache: Englisch

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An amnesia victim who asks "Who am I?" means something different from a confused adolescent asking the same question. Marya Schechtman takes issue with analytic philosophy's emphasis on the first sort of question to the exclusion of the second. The problem of personal identity, she suggests, is usually understood to be a question about historical life. What she calls the "reidentification question" is taken to be the real metaphysical question of personal identity, whereas questions about beliefs or values and the actions they prompt - the "characterization question" - are often presented as merely metaphorical. Failure to recognize the philosophical importance of both, Schechtman argues, has undermined analytic philosophy's attempts to offer a satisfying account of personal identity. Considerations related to the characterization question creep unrecognized into discussions of reidentification, with the result that neither question is adequately addressed. Schechtman shows how separating the two allows for a more fruitful approach to the reidentification question, and she develops her own narrative account of characterization.
An amnesia victim who asks "Who am I?" means something different from a confused adolescent asking the same question. Marya Schechtman takes issue with analytic philosophy's emphasis on the first sort of question to the exclusion of the second. The problem of personal identity, she suggests, is usually understood to be a question about historical life. What she calls the "reidentification question" is taken to be the real metaphysical question of personal identity, whereas questions about beliefs or values and the actions they prompt - the "characterization question" - are often presented as merely metaphorical. Failure to recognize the philosophical importance of both, Schechtman argues, has undermined analytic philosophy's attempts to offer a satisfying account of personal identity. Considerations related to the characterization question creep unrecognized into discussions of reidentification, with the result that neither question is adequately addressed. Schechtman shows how separating the two allows for a more fruitful approach to the reidentification question, and she develops her own narrative account of characterization.
Über den Autor

Marya Schechtman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

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Empfohlen (von): 22
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: 20. & 21. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 192
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780801474170
ISBN-10: 0801474175
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Schechtman, Marya
Hersteller: Cornell University Press
Maße: 233 x 154 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Marya Schechtman
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.09.2007
Gewicht: 0,274 kg
preigu-id: 120970108
Über den Autor

Marya Schechtman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Details
Empfohlen (von): 22
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: 20. & 21. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 192
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780801474170
ISBN-10: 0801474175
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Schechtman, Marya
Hersteller: Cornell University Press
Maße: 233 x 154 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Marya Schechtman
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.09.2007
Gewicht: 0,274 kg
preigu-id: 120970108
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