Persons [[electronic resource] ] : what philosophers say about you / / Warren Bourgeois

• Autore: Bourgeois Verne Warren <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2003
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (540 p.)
• Disciplina: 128
• Soggetto topico: Persons; Identity (Philosophical concept); Self (Philosophy)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-516) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction - Where I Am Coming From; Part 1: Philosophical Background; Part 2: Ancient Philosophers' Views on Persons; Part 3: Modern Philosophers' Views on Persons; Part 4: Contemporary Philosophers' Views on Persons; Part 5: My Suggestions for Ways to See Ourselves; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Can a person suffer radical change and still be the same person? Are there human beings who are not persons at all? Western philosophers, from the ancient Greeks to contemporary thinkers, gave the concept of ""person"" great importance in their discussions. They saw it as crucial to our understanding of our world and our place in it. Prompted by tragedy - a loved one's descent into dementia - Warren Bourgeois explored Western philosophical ideas to discover what constitutes a ""person."" The first edition of Persons - What Philosophers Say About You was th
• Titolo autorizzato: Persons
• ISBN: 1-280-92547-7; 9780585464359; 9786610925476; 0-88920-946-4; 0-585-46435-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456001003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II