Title
Introduction: A Diversity Of Selves
Keywords
Analytic philosophy; Anomalous experiences; Brain processes; Mind; Neuroscience; Postmodernism; Research; Self
Abstract
This introductory article explains the coverage of this book, which is about developments in research on the topic of the self. This volume introduces the complexity of the concept (or plurality of concepts) of self and to the many different approaches to its (their) analysis. It presents analysis from various fields including analytic philosophy of mind, neuroscience, and postmodernism. Part of the book explores how certain aspects of self are constituted in brain processes, narratives, or actions while other parts investigate how some aspects of the self coming apart in anomalous experiences, experiments, or pathologies.
Publication Date
5-2-2011
Publication Title
The Oxford Handbook of the Self
Number of Pages
-
Document Type
Editorial Material
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199548019.003.0001
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84925874384 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84925874384
STARS Citation
Gallagher, Shaun, "Introduction: A Diversity Of Selves" (2011). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 3562.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/3562