| Personal Identity: Volume 22, Part 2 Contributor(s): Paul, Ellen Frankel (Editor), Miller, Fred D., Jr. (Editor), Paul, Jeffrey (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521617677 ISBN-13: 9780521617673 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 Annotation: What makes me the same person today that I was yesterday or will be tomorrow? In Plato's Symposium, Socrates observed that all of us are constantly undergoing change--physical as well as changes in our "manners, customs, opinions, desires, pleasures, pains, [and] fears." Aristotle theorized that some underlying "substratum" remains constant even while we undergo these changes. John Locke rejected Aristotle's view and reformulated the problem of personal identity in his own way. These essays--written by prominent philosophers and legal and economic theorists--offer valuable insights into the nature of personal identity and its implications for morality and public policy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 126 |
| LCCN: 2005045784 |
| Series: Social Philosophy and Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" (1.21 lbs) 404 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What makes me the same person today that I was yesterday or will be tomorrow? In Plato's Symposium, Socrates observed that all of us are constantly undergoing change--physical as well as changes in our manners, customs, opinions, desires, pleasures, pains, [and] fears. Aristotle theorized that some underlying substratum remains constant even while we undergo these changes. John Locke rejected Aristotle's view and reformulated the problem of personal identity in his own way. These essays--written by prominent philosophers and legal and economic theorists--offer valuable insights into the nature of personal identity and its implications for morality and public policy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paul, Ellen Frankel: - Ellen Frankel Paul is Deputy Director of the Social Philosophy and Policy Center and Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State University.Paul, Jeffrey: - Jeffrey Paul is Associate Director of the Social Philosophy and Policy Center and Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University.Miller Jr, Fred D.: - Fred D. Miller, Jr. is Executive Director of the Social Philosophy and Policy Center and Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. |