Who Am I? Who Is She? : : A Naturalistic, Holistic, Somatic Approach to Personal Identity / / Gerard P. Montague.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Montague, Gerard P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Chapter One: Quintessence, Aims and Structure --; Chapter Two: Self and Identity in Historical Context --; Chapter Three: Dualism, Monism and End of Debate --; Chapter Four: Body, Brain and Mind --; Chapter Five: Aspects of Personal Identity --; Chapter Six: Some Reductionist Approaches --; Chapter Seven: Qualitative Aspects of Self and Identity --; Chapter Eight: The Narrative Approach --; Chapter Nine: Holistic Identity in a Naturalistic World --; Appendix I: On Method --; Appendix II: The Problem of Philosophical Intuition --; Bibliography
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110320305; 9783110238570; 9783110238488; 9783110636949; 9783110331226; 9783110331219
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110320305
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Gerard P. Montague.

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.