The Self?
1st Edition
Published on 10. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-4051-2987-9 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of philosophical papers reflects on the existence and nature of the self.
A collection of philosophical papers devoted to the subject of the self.
Reflects on key questions about the existence and nature of the self.
Comprises contributions from leading authorities in the field: Barry Dainton, Ingmar Persson, Marya Schechtman, Galen Strawson, Bas van Fraassen, and Peter van Inwagen.
A collection of philosophical papers devoted to the subject of the self.
Reflects on key questions about the existence and nature of the self.
Comprises contributions from leading authorities in the field: Barry Dainton, Ingmar Persson, Marya Schechtman, Galen Strawson, Bas van Fraassen, and Peter van Inwagen.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a well-edited, concise collection [on] the metaphysics of selfhood.... Strawson does a fine editorial job in his comprehensive introduction to the papers." (Metapsychology)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
220 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-2987-9 (9781405129879)
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Person
Galen Strawson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading and the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of Freedom and Belief (1986), The Secret Connexion (1989) and Mental Reality (1994).
Content
Introduction vi
1 The Self and the Phenomenal 1
Barry Dainton
2 Self-Doubt: Why We are not Identical to Things of Any Kind 26
Ingmar Persson
3 Self-Expression and Self-Control 45
Marya Schechtman
4 Against Narrativity 63
Galen Strawson
5 Transcendence of the Ego (The Non-Existent Knight) 87
Bas C. van Fraassen
6 The Self: the Incredulous Stare Articulated 111
Peter van Inwagen
Index 125
1 The Self and the Phenomenal 1
Barry Dainton
2 Self-Doubt: Why We are not Identical to Things of Any Kind 26
Ingmar Persson
3 Self-Expression and Self-Control 45
Marya Schechtman
4 Against Narrativity 63
Galen Strawson
5 Transcendence of the Ego (The Non-Existent Knight) 87
Bas C. van Fraassen
6 The Self: the Incredulous Stare Articulated 111
Peter van Inwagen
Index 125