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Identity, Consciousness and Value

By Peter Unger

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1990
ISBN
0195054016, 9780195054019
Open Library ID
OL21163957M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23230495 bytes)
Pages
359\359
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

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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