The two selves : their metaphysical commitments and functional independence /

Klein takes the position that the self is not a 'thing' easily reduced to an object of scientific analysis. Rather, the self consists of a multiplicity of aspects, some of which have a neuro-cognitive basis (and thus are amenable to scientific inquiry) while other aspects are best construe...

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Main Author: Klein, Stanley B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Summary:Klein takes the position that the self is not a 'thing' easily reduced to an object of scientific analysis. Rather, the self consists of a multiplicity of aspects, some of which have a neuro-cognitive basis (and thus are amenable to scientific inquiry) while other aspects are best construed as first-person subjectivity, lacking material instantiation. As a consequence of their potential immateriality, the subjective aspect of self cannot be taken as an object and therefore is not easily amenable to treatment by current scientific methods.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199369454
0199369453
0199349975
9780199349975