Self expressions : mind, morals, and the meaning of life / Owen Flanagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flanagan, Owen, Jr., 1949- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self.

Identity (Psychology).

Life.

Philosophy of mind.

Psychology and philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A collection of the author's essays on such topics as the scientific explanation of consciousness, the moral socialization of children, and the nature and issues of psychological phenomena such as multiple personality disorder and false memory syndrome.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Introduction: What Makes Life Worth Living?; 2. Is a Science of the Conscious Mind Possible?; 3. Self-Expression in Sleep: Neuroscience and Dreams; 4. Neuroscience, Agency, and the Meaning of Life; 5. Multiple Identity, Character Transformation, and Self-Reclamation; 6. I Remember You; 7. Children, Other Minds, and Honesty; 8. Ethics Naturalized: Ethics as Human Ecology; 9. Identity and Reflection; 10. Virtue and Ignorance; 11. Admirable Immorality and Admirable Imperfection; 12. Self-Confidences; 13. Epilogue: Save the Last Dance for Me; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L

MN; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773163-5

1-280-45127-0

9786610451272

0-19-802571-8

OCLC:

476012015