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Personal Identity, the Self, and Ethics /

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Going beyond the controversy surrounding personhood in non-philosophical contexts, this book defends the need for a credible philosophical conception of the person. Engaging with John Locke, Derek Parfit and P.F. Strawson, the authors develop an original philosophical anthropology based on the work...

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Main Authors: Santos, Ferdinand (Author), Sia, Santiago (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Going beyond the controversy surrounding personhood in non-philosophical contexts, this book defends the need for a credible philosophical conception of the person. Engaging with John Locke, Derek Parfit and P.F. Strawson, the authors develop an original philosophical anthropology based on the work of Charles Hartshorne and A.N. Whitehead.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 328 pages)
ISBN:9780230590908
DOI:10.1057/9780230590908