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Identity, Consciousness and Value

By Peter Unger

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1992
ISBN
0195079175, 9780195079173
Open Library ID
OL14959140M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23175206 bytes)
Pages
358\358
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The topic of personal identity has prompted some of the liveliest and most interesting debates in recent philosophy. In a fascinating new contribution to the discussion, Peter Unger presents a psychologically aimed, but physically based, account of our identity over time. While supporting the account, he explains why many influential contemporary philosophers have underrated the importance of physical continuity to our survival, casting a new light on the work of Lewis, Nagel, Nozick, Parfit, Perry, Shoemaker, and others. Deriving from his discussion of our identity itself, Unger produces a novel but commonsensical theory of the relations between identity and some of our deepest concerns. In a conservative but flexible spirit, he explores the implications of his theory for questions of value and of the good life.

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