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Aug 20, 2002 · Personal identity deals with philosophical questions that arise about ourselves by virtue of our being people (or as lawyers and philosophers like to say, persons). This contrasts with questions about ourselves that arise by virtue of our being living things, conscious beings, moral agents, or material objects.
- Identity: Relative
A theory of identity that allows for instances of RI is an...
- Personal Identity and Ethics
According to theorists attracted to this general approach,...
- Mind in Indian Buddhist Philosophy
A good example of such undertakings is the Sāṃkhya scheme of...
- Identity: Relative
Learning Objectives. By the end of this section, you will be able to: Apply the dilemma of persistence to self and identity. Outline Western and Eastern theological views of self. Describe secular views of the self. Describe the mind-body problem.
Feb 7, 2003 · In philosophy, “self-knowledge” standardly refers to knowledge of one’s own mental states—that is, of what one is feeling or thinking, or what one believes or desires.
Dec 12, 2019 · Philosophy and Personality: The “Self” and Identity. Playing at the intersection between science and art, philosophy and personality are intimately connected with a search for meaning and truth in both the unique and collective aspects of an identity.
- Lily Yuan
Sep 24, 2018 · In this paper I argue that two dominant accounts of identification implicated in self-unity (represented respectively by Christine Korsgaard and Harry Frankfurt) fail to acknowledge the significance of a related form of self-unifying activity, self-recognition.
- Emer O’Hagan
- emer.ohagan@usask.ca
- 2019
May 23, 2020 · With the aim of addressing the three fundamental philosophical questions—ontological, epistemological, and conceptual—arising owing to the Trans phenomenon, the Self views of Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Freud are reviewed.
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‘ “Who am I?” Identity in philosophy’ considers the concept of identity in philosophy through time and the mind–body problem. It also discusses empiricist reductionism, mentalist essentialism, ordinary language analysis, and interactionism.