Virtual selves, real persons : a dialogue across disciplines / Richard S. Hallam.

Author/creator Hallam, Richard S.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Descriptionvi, 340 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The main themes : virtual selves, mind-body dualism, and natural science -- Conceptualising self -- Generic persons and selves -- Multiplicity within singularity -- Sense-of-self : the first-person perspective -- Self in historical explanation -- Self as historically positioned and narrated -- Philosophy's legacy to a science of self -- Self in mind and brain -- Self, person as agent and natural causation -- Self in child development -- Self in human evolution -- Loose ends and split hairs.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 314-330) and index.
LCCN 2009009883
ISBN9780521509893 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0521509890 (hardback : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BF697 .H2347 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold