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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823929703321

Autore

Maiese Michelle

Titolo

Embodied selves and divided minds / / Michelle Maiese, Ph.D

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-19-100340-9

0-19-180967-5

0-19-100339-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry

Disciplina

126

Soggetti

Self-consciousness (Awareness)

Identity (Philosophical concept)

Cognition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Embodiment, enactivism, and affectivity -- Essentially embodied selves -- Minded animals and personal identity -- Schizophrenia and the loss of self -- Dissociative identity disorder and the fragmentation of the self -- Body-oriented therapy.

Sommario/riassunto

This text examines how research in embodied cognition and enactivism can contribute to our understanding of the nature of self-consciousness, the metaphysics of personal identity, and the disruptions to self-awareness that occur in cases of psychopathology.