Practical Identity and Narrative Agency

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

The essays collected in this volume address a range of issues that arise when the focus of philosophical reflection on identity is shifted from metaphysical to practical and evaluative concerns. They also explore the usefulness of the notion of narrative for articulating and responding to these issues.The chapters, written by an outstanding roster of international scholars, address a range of complex philosophical issues concerning the relationship between practical and metaphysical identity, the embodied dimensions of the first-personal perspective, the kind of reflexive agency involved in the self-constitution of one’s practical identity, the relationship between practical identity and normativity, and the temporal dimensions of identity and selfhood. In addressing these issues, contributors engage with debates in the literatures on personal identity, phenomenology, moral psychology, action theory, normative ethical theory, and feminist philosophy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-06-07
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:580 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
Antal sidor:300
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415883917

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Catriona Mackenzie is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. She is also author of Relational Autonomy: Feminist Perspectives on Autonomy, Agency and the Social Self.

Recensioner i media

"Narrative conceptions of agency have attracted considerable philosophical interest in recent years, and this book makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on this theme...Along with Mackenzie's introduction, which helpfully contextualizes and thematizes the volumes, these papers treat a rich array of interrelated topics. They are not only individually worth reading, but also resonate with one another and work well together as a collection." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Innehållsförteckning

Contributors Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Practical Identity and Narrative Agency Catriona MackenziePart I: Personal Identity and Continuity2. Staying Alive: Personal Continuation and a Life Worth Having Marya Schechtman3. Personal Identity: Practical or Metaphysical? Caroline West4. Narrative Identity and Embodied Continuity Kim AtkinsPart II: Practical Identity and Practical Deliberation5. Personal Identity Management Jan Bransen6. Imagination, Identity and Self-Transformation Catriona Mackenzie7. Why Search for Lost Time: Memory, Autonomy, and Practical Reason John ChristmanPart III: Selfhood and Normative Agency8. The Way of the Wanton J. David Velleman9. Losing One's Self Cheshire Calhoun10. Normative Agency Jeanette Kennett and Steve Matthews11. Remorse and Moral Identity Christopher CordnerPart IV: Selfhood, Narrative and Time12. Shaping a Life: Narrative, Time and Necessity Genevieve Lloyd13. How to Change the Past Karen Jones