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The Self?

Galen Strawson (Edited by), G Strawson (Author)

9781405129879, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 10 May 2005

144 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm, 0.227 kg

"This is a well-edited, concise collection [on] the metaphysics of selfhood.... Strawson does a fine editorial job in his comprehensive introduction to the papers." (Metapsychology)

This collection of philosophical papers reflects on the existence and nature of the self.


  • A collection of philosophical papers devoted to the subject of the self.
  • Reflects on key questions about the existence and nature of the self.
  • Comprises contributions from leading authorities in the field: Barry Dainton, Ingmar Persson, Marya Schechtman, Galen Strawson, Bas van Fraassen, and Peter van Inwagen.

Introduction vi

1 The Self and the Phenomenal 1
Barry Dainton

2 Self-Doubt: Why We are not Identical to Things of Any Kind 26
Ingmar Persson

3 Self-Expression and Self-Control 45
Marya Schechtman

4 Against Narrativity 63
Galen Strawson

5 Transcendence of the Ego (The Non-Existent Knight) 87
Bas C. van Fraassen

6 The Self: the Incredulous Stare Articulated 111
Peter van Inwagen

Index 125

Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
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