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Personal Identity, Second Edition
J Perry
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Description for Personal Identity, Second Edition
Paperback. Brings together the contributions of various philosophers to the topic of personal identity. This book features essays ranging from John Locke's seventeenth-century attempt to analyze personal identity in terms of memory, to twentieth-century defenses and criticisms of the Lockean view by Anthony Quinton, Sydney Shoemaker, and David Hume. Editor(s): Perry, John. Series: Topics in Philosophy. Num Pages: 362 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
This volume brings together the vital contributions of distinguished past and contemporary philosophers to the important topic of personal identity. The essays range from John Locke's classic seventeenth-century attempt to analyze personal identity in terms of memory, to twentieth-century defenses and criticisms of the Lockean view by Anthony Quinton, H.P. Grice, Sydney Shoemaker, David Hume, Joseph Butler, Thomas Reid, and Bernard Williams. New to the second edition are Shoemaker's seminal essay "Persons and Their Pasts", selections from the important and previously unpublished Clark-Collins correspondence, and a new paper by Perry discussing Williams.
This volume brings together the vital contributions of distinguished past and contemporary philosophers to the important topic of personal identity. The essays range from John Locke's classic seventeenth-century attempt to analyze personal identity in terms of memory, to twentieth-century defenses and criticisms of the Lockean view by Anthony Quinton, H.P. Grice, Sydney Shoemaker, David Hume, Joseph Butler, Thomas Reid, and Bernard Williams. New to the second edition are Shoemaker's seminal essay "Persons and Their Pasts", selections from the important and previously unpublished Clark-Collins correspondence, and a new paper by Perry discussing Williams.
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
362
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Topics in Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520256422
SKU
V9780520256422
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About J Perry
John Perry is Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, co-host of the award-winning radio program "Philosophy Talk," and author of many books including Knowledge, Possibility, and Conciousness and Identity, Personal Identity, and the Self.
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