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| Title: | Dennett & Ricoeur on the Narrative Self
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| Series: | (Contemporary Studies in Philosophy & the Human Sciences) |
| Author: | Joan McCarthy |
| ISBN: | 1591025486 : 9781591025481 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 298 |
| Weight: | .35 Kg. |
| Published: | Prometheus Books (Humanity Books) - September 2007 |
| List Price: | 26.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | PHILOSOPHY |
The main thesis is that the self is best conceived as a narrative unity and that this conception is a positive alternative to traditional philosophical solutions to the problem of human identity which cast the self as either substantial or illusory.
Introduction: Why the Narrative Self?; Dennett's Brand of Naturalism; The Naturalist Narrative Self; The Limitations of Dennett's Account; Confronting Naturalism; The Capable Self and Its Narrative Identity; Narrative Attestation; The Limitations of Ricoeur's Account; Conclusion: Assessment.
