| Self to Self: Selected Essays Contributor(s): Velleman, J. David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521670241 ISBN-13: 9780521670241 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: This book brings together essays on personal identity, autonomy, and moral emotions by the distinguished philosopher J. David Velleman. Although each of the essays was written as an independent piece, they are unified by an encompassing thesis, that there is no single entity denoted by "the self," as well as by themes from Kantian ethics, psychoanalytic theory, social psychology, and Velleman's work in the philosophy of action. Two of the essays were selected by the editors of Philosophers' Annual as being among the ten best papers in their year of publication. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Philosophy | Logic |
| Dewey: 126 |
| LCCN: 2005008114 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.4" W x 8.9" (1.17 lbs) 400 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book brings together essays on personal identity, autonomy, and moral emotions by the distinguished philosopher J. David Velleman. Although each of the essays was written as an independent piece, they are unified by an encompassing thesis, that there is no single entity denoted by the self, as well as by themes from Kantian ethics, psychoanalytic theory, social psychology, and Velleman's work in the philosophy of action. Two of the essays were selected by the editors of Philosophers' Annual as being among the ten best papers in their year of publication. |
Contributor Bio(s): Velleman, J. David: - J. David Velleman is professor of philosophy at New York University. He is the author of Practical Reflection and The Possibility of Practical Reasoning, and edits the online journal Philosophers' Imprint. His articles have appeared in The Philosophical Review, Ethics, and Mind among other publications. |