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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454411803321

Autore

Flanagan Owen

Titolo

Self Expressions [[electronic resource] ] : Mind, Morals, and the Meaning of Life

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998

ISBN

1-280-45127-0

9786610451272

0-19-802571-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

126

128.2

Soggetti

Identity (Psychology)

Life

Philosophy of mind

Psychology and philosophy

Self

Psychology

Social Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Introduction: What Makes Life Worth Living?; 2. Is a Science of the Conscious Mind Possible?; 3. Self-Expression in Sleep: Neuroscience and Dreams; 4. Neuroscience, Agency, and the Meaning of Life; 5. Multiple Identity, Character Transformation, and Self-Reclamation; 6. I Remember You; 7. Children, Other Minds, and Honesty; 8. Ethics Naturalized: Ethics as Human Ecology; 9. Identity and Reflection; 10. Virtue and Ignorance; 11. Admirable Immorality and Admirable Imperfection; 12. Self-Confidences; 13. Epilogue: Save the Last Dance for Me; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L

MN; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Continuing the project of reconciling a scientific view with the view of ourselves as agents of free will, this collection of essays explores



scientific explanation of consciousness, the moral socialization of children, and, nature and issues of psychology such as multiple personality disorder.