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

• Autore: Flanagan Owen, Jr., <1949->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 126; 128.2
• Soggetto topico: Identity (Psychology); Life; Philosophy of mind; Psychology and philosophy; Self; Psychology; Social Sciences
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Self Expressions
• ISBN: 0-19-773163-5; 1-280-45127-0; 9786610451272; 0-19-802571-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782886203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II