Personal Identity

Ed. by Raymond Martin and John Barresi

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Personal Identity brings together the most important readings on personal identity theory.
Brings together 13 of the most important readings on personal identity theory.
Includes a detailed introductory historical essay, tracing the origins of personal identity theory.
Features essays by David Lewis, Bernard Williams, Derek Parfit, and Robert Nozick.
Describes the revolutionary shift from the "internal relations" view of personal identity to the "external relations" view.
Includes a discussion on the controversial topic of animalism.
Collectively offers a comprehensive introduction to the field.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Readings in Philosophy
• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780631234425
• ISBN-10: 063123442X
• Artikelnr.: 14854513

Autorenporträt

Raymond Martin is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Union College. He previously taught at the University of Maryland, College Park where he is now Emeritus Professor. His books include The Past Within Us (1989) and Self-Concern: An Experiential Approach to What Matters in Survival (1998). John Barresi is Professor of Psychology at Dalhousie University. In collaboration with Raymond Martin, he has co-authored Naturalization of the Soul: Self and Personal Identity in the Eighteenth Century (2000).

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: Personal Identity & What Matters in Survival:A Historical Overview: Raymond Martin (University of Maryland atCollege Park) and John Barresi (Dalhousie University).

1. The Self and the Future: Bernard Williams (All Souls, OxfordUniversity).

2. Personal Identity through Time: Robert Nozick (HarvardUniversity).

3. Why Our Identity is Not What Matters: Derek Parfit (AllSouls, Oxford University).

4. Survival and Identity and Postscripts: David Lewis (PrincetonUniversity).

5. Personal Identity and the Unity of Agency: A Kantian Responseto Parfit: Christine Korsgaard (Harvard University).

6. Fission and the Focus of One's Life: Peter Unger (New YorkUniversity).

7. Surviving Matters: Ernest Sosa (Brown University).

8. Fission Rejuvenation: Raymond Martin (University of Maryland,College Park).

9. Empathic Access: The Missing Ingredient in Personal Identity:Marya Schechtman (University of Illinois at Chicago).

10. Human Concerns Without Superlative Selves: Mark Johnston(Princeton University).

11. The Unimportance of Identity: Derek Parfit (All Souls,Oxford University).

12. An Argument for Animalism: Eric Olson (Churchill College,Cambridge University).

13. The Self: Galen Strawson (Jesus College, OxfordUniversity).

Books on Personal Identity since 1970.

Index.

Rezensionen

'This volume gathers together important essays from twogenerations of debate concerning the problem of personal identity.Does identity matter as much as survival? Is survival based onpsychological continuity or on the animal body? Does the self lastthrough a lifetime, or for much shorter periods of time? Shouldethical issues about personhood constrain our metaphysicalconceptions of the person? The editors provide a historicalframework that places all of these questions in clearperspective.' Shaun Gallagher, Canisius College, Buffalo,New York

'A balanced and stimulating anthology, capped by avaluable historical survey of the issues. It's a natural for eitherprimary or secondary class readings.' Stephen Braude,University of Maryland Baltimore County

'This volume is a balanced collection of importantcontemporary essays on personal identity. The editors'detailed historical overview provides a useful context for theessays. Overall, the book will be an excellent text for graduateand upper-level undergraduate courses, as well as a convenientresource for professional philosophers.' Lynne RudderBaker, University of Massachusetts-Amherst