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Revival: Self-Identity and Personal Autonomy (2001) An Analytical Anthropology
By Stefaan E. Cuypers
Copyright 2001
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2001: We are all persons or selves. But what exactly does it mean that we possess an identity and autonomy as persons or selves? This book explores the related problems of self-identity and personal autonomy within the framework of contemporary analytical anthropology, a blend of analytical philosophy of mind and action with moral psychology. Cuypers critically... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction: analytical anthropology; Self-Identity: The problem of personal identity; Parfit’s and Perry’s impersonal solution; Atomistic self-identity and analytical personalism; Personal Autonomy: Hierarchical autonomy, self-identification and self-evaluation; Frankfurt on the nature of the will; Community and authenticity of the self; Appendix: the memory theory of personal identity; Bibliography; Index of names.
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Stefaan E. Cuypers
'... this is an important, theoretically rich book in which Cuypers advances the debates over the nature of both personal identity and personal autonomy. It should be read by all who are interested in current research in either of these areas.' The Journal of Value Inquiry
