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UNINA9910409996203321 |
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Brakel Linda A. W |
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Investigations into the Trans Self and Moore's Paradox / / by Linda A. W. Brakel |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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1 online resource (x, 176 pages) |
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Philosophy of mind |
Psychology |
Biology—Philosophy |
Philosophy of Mind |
Psychology, general |
Philosophy of Biology |
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Monografia |
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1. Introduction -- Section One: Extant Philosophical Views of Self -- 2. Four Classical Philosophical Views of Self -- 3. Modern Philosophical Views of Self -- 4. Selected Contemporary Gender-Theorists' Views: Where is the Self? 5 -- Section Two: Biological Considerations -- 6. A Proper-Function Account of Gender and Trans-Gender: From Philosophical Views to Biological Matters -- 7. Brain Studies: Trans Persons and Fish -- 8.Section Three: Future Investigations -- 9. Experimental Philosophy (X-Phi) Studies -- 10. Summary and Conclusions. . |
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This book explores how the trans phenomenon can challenge the existing concept of the Self and its nature. The catalyst is Moore’s Paradox: can a trans person coherently state ‘I am a girl but I don’t believe that’? More deeply, three fundamental philosophical questions arise, of ontological, epistemological, and conceptual significance: what Self understands that the natal-gender is ‘wrong’? How does the trans person know that the natal-gender is ‘wrong’ and what counts as |
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evidence? And finally, how does this effect the concept of Self itself? Seeking answers, Brakel considers various theories of the Self, including classical accounts, modern views, and models developed by selected gender theorists. The book then takes a biological turn, first developing an evolutionary proper-function analysis of gender and trans-gender and subsequently proposing the possibility of a new ontological phenotype. With a review of cutting-edge neuroscientific research conducted over the last twenty-five years, Brakel propels this timely and important investigation toward the future, using experimental philosophy empirical studies adapted from classic thought experiments on the nature of the Self. . |
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UNINA9910812748003321 |
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Pelaud Isabelle Thuy <1965-> |
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This is all I choose to tell : history and hybridity in Vietnamese American literature / / Isabelle Thuy Pelaud |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2011 |
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9786613133793 |
1-283-13379-2 |
1-4399-0218-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Asian American history and culture |
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American literature - Vietnamese American authors - History and criticism |
Vietnamese Americans in literature |
Cultural fusion in literature |
Multiculturalism in literature |
Race in literature |
Vietnamese Americans - Ethnic identity |
History in literature |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Literature and the war |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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History -- Overview -- Hybridity -- Race, class, gender and survival -- Hope & despair -- Reception. |
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In the first book-length study of Vietnamese American literature, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud probes the complexities of Vietnamese American identity and politics. She provides an analytical introduction to the literature, showing how generational differences play out in genre and text. In addition, she asks, can the term Vietnamese American be disassociated from representations of the war without erasing its legacy?Pelaud delineates the historical, social, and cultural terrains of the writing as well as the critical receptions and responses to them. She moves beyond the common focu |
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