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The Importance of How We See Ourselves. Self-Identity and Responsible Agency.
Marina Oshana
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Hardback. The Importance of How We See Ourselves: Self-Identity and Responsible Agency analyzes the nature of the self and the phenomena of self-awareness and self-identity in an attempt to offer insight into the practical role self-conceptions play in moral development and responsible agency. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
The past fifteen years have seen a wellspring of interest in the concept and practical nature of the self. Questions about the metaphysics of personal identity have preoccupied philosophical scholarship. Less attention has been paid to the topic of the self from the first-person standpoint, the point of view of a person who regards certain phenomena as distinctive of and essential to her identity. Nor has much attention been paid to how this concept of the self is related to responsible agency. This book argues that a person's self-conception affects her status as a responsible agent. (1) The book develops ... Read more
The past fifteen years have seen a wellspring of interest in the concept and practical nature of the self. Questions about the metaphysics of personal identity have preoccupied philosophical scholarship. Less attention has been paid to the topic of the self from the first-person standpoint, the point of view of a person who regards certain phenomena as distinctive of and essential to her identity. Nor has much attention been paid to how this concept of the self is related to responsible agency. This book argues that a person's self-conception affects her status as a responsible agent. (1) The book develops ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739126257
SKU
V9780739126257
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About Marina Oshana
Marina A. L. Oshana , Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at the University of California.
Reviews for The Importance of How We See Ourselves. Self-Identity and Responsible Agency.
This is a thoughtful account of the role of socially sensitive self-reflection in forming responsible agency.
Amelie Rorty, Boston University and Harvard Medical School This is a very well-written and well-researched book. Oshana uses vivid, compelling examples to pull together the complexities of worries about the nature and ownership of the self, psychological health and illness, and responsibility for ... Read more
Amelie Rorty, Boston University and Harvard Medical School This is a very well-written and well-researched book. Oshana uses vivid, compelling examples to pull together the complexities of worries about the nature and ownership of the self, psychological health and illness, and responsibility for ... Read more