Who Am I? Who Is She?: A Naturalistic, Holistic, Somatic Approach to Personal Identity

Gerard P. Montague

Published by De Gruyter 2012

Who Am I? Who Is She?

A Naturalistic, Holistic, Somatic Approach to Personal Identity

Gerard P. Montague

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110320305

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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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Chapter One: Quintessence, Aims and Structure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Chapter Two: Self and Identity in Historical Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Chapter Three: Dualism, Monism and End of Debate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter Four: Body, Brain and Mind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Chapter Five: Aspects of Personal Identity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Chapter Six: Some Reductionist Approaches Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Chapter Seven: Qualitative Aspects of Self and Identity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Chapter Eight: The Narrative Approach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Chapter Nine: Holistic Identity in a Naturalistic World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Appendix I: On Method Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Appendix II: The Problem of Philosophical Intuition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Main content: 331
Keywords: Erkenntnistheorie; Philosophie; Philosophie des Geistes

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Published: May 2, 2013
ISBN: 9783110320305

Hardcover

Published: August 15, 2012
ISBN: 9783110320046