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Identity, consciousness, and value

Title
Identity, consciousness, and value / Peter Unger.
Author
Unger, Peter K.
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.

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xiv, 344 pages; 25 cm
Summary
The topic of personal identity has prompted some of the liveliest and most interesting debates in recent philosophy. In a fascinating new contribution to the discussion, Peter Unger presents a psychologically aimed, but physically based, account of our identity over time. While supporting the account, he explains why many influential contemporary philosophers have underrated the importance of physical continuity to our survival, casting a new light on the work of Lewis, Nagel, Nozick, Parfit, Perry, Shoemaker, and others. Deriving from his discussion of our identity itself, Unger produces a novel but commonsensical theory of the relations between identity and some of our deepest concerns. In a conservative but flexible spirit, he explores the implications of his theory for questions of value and of the good life.
Subject
  • Bewusstsein Zusammenstellung
  • Identity (Philosophical concept)
  • Consciousness
  • Values
  • Mind and body
  • Self
  • Consciousness
  • Ego
  • identity
  • Mind and body
  • Self
  • Values
  • Identität
  • Persönlichkeit
  • Philosophie
  • Bewusstsein
  • Identiteit
  • Bewustzijn
  • Waarden
  • Identidade (filosofia)
  • Consciência (personalidade)
  • Valores
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-342) and index.
ISBN
  • 0195054016
  • 9780195054019
  • 0195079175
  • 9780195079173
LCCN
89028758
OCLC
  • ocm20560203
  • 20560203
  • SCSB-1899871
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library