Identity, Consciousness and Value ISBN-13: 9780195079173

Author: Unger, Peter

Brand: Oxford University Press, USA

Number Of Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9780195079173

Release Date: 23-07-1992

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 1.0 inches

Details: 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.