Who Am I? Who Is She? : : A Naturalistic, Holistic, Somatic Approach to Personal Identity / / Gerard P. Montague.
Are 'persons' physical things, members of the species homo sapiens which exist solely in materialist form, continuous in structure with other living things? Or is the issue a more complex one: are there more dimensions to being a person than mere physical, biological existence? These are m...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013] ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One: Quintessence, Aims and Structure -- Chapter Two: Self and Identity in Historical Context -- Chapter Three: Dualism, Monism and End of Debate -- Chapter Four: Body, Brain and Mind -- Chapter Five: Aspects of Personal Identity -- Chapter Six: Some Reductionist Approaches -- Chapter Seven: Qualitative Aspects of Self and Identity -- Chapter Eight: The Narrative Approach -- Chapter Nine: Holistic Identity in a Naturalistic World -- Appendix I: On Method -- Appendix II: The Problem of Philosophical Intuition -- Bibliography |
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Summary: | Are 'persons' physical things, members of the species homo sapiens which exist solely in materialist form, continuous in structure with other living things? Or is the issue a more complex one: are there more dimensions to being a person than mere physical, biological existence? These are matters of interest and discussion in many fields of study in this age of individuality. In this wide-ranging essay, the author addresses various aspects of the issue, including the history of self and identity. The ancient tradition of dualism is rejected in favour of a straightforward holistic and naturalistic account of selfhood; it is argued that the mind arises in an emergent sense from the body and personal identity is best expressed in terms of a self-reflective and meaningful narrative. The approach is principally from an analytic philosophy point of view but also takes on-board psychological and sociological aspects of self and identity. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110320305 9783110238570 9783110238488 9783110636949 9783110331226 9783110331219 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110320305 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Gerard P. Montague. |