Experimental Philosophy of Identity and the Self (Advances in Experimental Philosophy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1350246891 ISBN 13: 9781350246898

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022

Synopsis

Exploring issues ranging from the metaphysical to the moral and legal, a team of esteemed contributors bring together some of the most important and cutting-edge findings in experimental philosophy of the self to address longstanding philosophical questions about personal identity, such as: What makes us today the same person as our childhood and future selves? Can certain changes transform us into a different person? Do our everyday moral practices presuppose a false account of who we are?

Chapters offer a survey of recent empirical work and foster dialogue between experimental and traditional philosophical approaches to identity, covering the moral self, dual character concepts, true self, transformative experience and the identity conditions collective entities. With novel experiments and thought-provoking applications to practical concerns including law, immigration, bioethics and politics, this collection highlights the value and implications of empirical work on personal identity.

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About the Authors

Kevin Tobia is Assistant Professor of Law at Georgetown University, USA.

James R. Beebe is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, USA.

Justin Sytsma is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350246891
• ISBN 13: 9781350246898
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Tobia Kevin