Author : Gerard P. Montague
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110320304
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)
Book Synopsis Who Am I? Who Is She? by : Gerard P. Montague
Download or read book Who Am I? Who Is She? written by Gerard P. Montague and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.