The Self?

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Galen Strawson
John Wiley & Sons, Feb 4, 2009 - Philosophy - 144 pages
This collection of philosophical papers reflects on the existence and nature of the self.

  • A collection of philosophical papers devoted to the subject of the self.
  • Reflects on key questions about the existence and nature of the self.
  • Comprises contributions from leading authorities in the field: Barry Dainton, Ingmar Persson, Marya Schechtman, Galen Strawson, Bas van Fraassen, and Peter van Inwagen.
 

Contents

1 The Self and the Phenomenal
1
Why We are not Identical to Things of Any Kind
26
3 SelfExpression and SelfControl
45
4 Against Narrativity
63
5 Transcendence of the Ego The NonExistent Knight
87
the Incredulous Stare Articulated
111
Index
125
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Galen Strawson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading and the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of Freedom and Belief (1986), The Secret Connexion (1989) and Mental Reality (1994).

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