Locke on personal identity : consciousness and concernment / Galen Strawson.
John Locke's theory of personal identity underlies all modern discussion of the nature of persons and selves--yet it is widely thought to be wrong. In his new book, Galen Strawson argues that in fact it is Locke's critics who are wrong, and that the famous objections to his theory are inva...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2011.
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| Series: | Princeton monographs in philosophy.
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| Online Access: | Click for online access |
| Summary: | John Locke's theory of personal identity underlies all modern discussion of the nature of persons and selves--yet it is widely thought to be wrong. In his new book, Galen Strawson argues that in fact it is Locke's critics who are wrong, and that the famous objections to his theory are invalid. Indeed, far from refuting Locke, they illustrate his fundamental point. Strawson argues that the root error is to take Locke's use of the word "person" only in the ordinary way, as merely a term for a standard persisting thing, like "human being." In actuality, Locke uses "person" primarily as a forensic. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 259 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1400840228 9781400840229 |