Description
Book SynopsisD., Colgate University
Trade ReviewPersonal Identity and Fractured Selves should appeal to both general and specialized audiences. -- Emily Esch Metapsychology 2010 A good read. -- John C. Racy Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2010
Table of ContentsList of Contributors
Preface
Introduction. A "Two Cultures" Phrasebook
Part I: Foundations
Chapter 1. How Philosophers Think about Persons, Personal Identity, and the Self
Chapter 2. Toward a Neurobiology of Personal Identity
Chapter 3. Case Studies
Part II: Philosophers Hold Forth
Chapter 4. Getting Our Stories Straight: Self-narrative and Personal Identity
Chapter 5. Personal Identity and Choice
Chapter 6. Diminished and Fractured Selves
Part III: Neuroscientists Push Back
Chapter 7. After Locke: Darwin, Freud, and Psychiatric Assessment
Chapter 8. The Fictional Self
Conclusion: Common Threads
References
Index
