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Verlag: De Gruyter, 2012
ISBN 10: 3110320045ISBN 13: 9783110320046
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.