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Author | : Heikki Ikäheimo |
Publisher | : Imprint Academic (Ips) |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
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This collection of original articles considers the question What are persons? The book aims first of all to clarify the nature of the query and its relation to associated questions such as the nature of the human animal, the persistence and unity of persons, and other philosophical conditions.
Author | : Simon J. Evnine |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2008-05-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0191553697 |
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Simon Evnine examines various epistemic aspects of what it is to be a person. Persons are defined as finite beings that have beliefs, including second-order beliefs about their own and others' beliefs, and are agents, capable of making long-term plans. It is argued that for any being meeting these conditions, a number of epistemic consequences obtain. First, all such beings must have certain logical concepts and be able to use them in certain ways. Secondly, there are at least two principles governing belief that it is rational for persons to satisfy and are such that nothing can be a person at all unless it satisfies them to a large extent. These principles are that one believe the conjunction of one's beliefs and that one treat one's future beliefs as, by and large, better than one's current beliefs. Thirdly, persons both occupy epistemic points of view on the world and show up within those views. This makes it impossible for them to be completely objective about their own beliefs. Ideals of rationality that require such objectivity, while not necessarily wrong, are intrinsically problematic for persons. This 'aspectual dualism' is characteristic of treatments of persons in the Kantian tradition. In sum, these epistemic consequences support a traditional view of the nature of persons, one in opposition to much recent theorizing.
Author | : D. Egonsson |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9401149747 |
Download Dimensions of Dignity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Is membership of our species important in itself, or is it just important to have the properties that a normal grown-up human being has? A value subjectivist may argue for a special human value proceeding from the assumption that most of us believe or sense that being human is something important per se and independently of, for instance, those properties that form the basis of personhood. This allows all human beings to have a share in this value. Other attempts to defend a principle of human dignity fail in this respect and are criticized in this book. The book is intended for philosophers with a general interest in moral philosophy or ethics, and more specifically axiological, animal and medical ethics.
Author | : E. Ecker Steger |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780820412962 |
Download The Many Dimensions of the Human Person Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
To delineate what it means to discover truth, to act in freedom, to be creative, to live authentically, and to aspire to transcend the time and space dimension is the intent of this book. The subject is treated thematically through the analysis of the opposites of materialism and immaterialism, whereas selected traditional and contemporary philosophical themes demonstrate the philosophical mean.
Author | : Ferdinand David Schoeman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1984-11-30 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780521275545 |
Download Philosophical Dimensions of Privacy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This collection of essays makes readily accessible many of the most significant and influential discussions of privacy.
Author | : John F. Crosby |
Publisher | : CUA Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780813208657 |
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Crosby unfolds the mystery of personal uniqueness, shedding new light on the unrepeatability of each human person.
Author | : Joseph Torchia |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780742548381 |
Download Exploring Personhood Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Explores the metaphysical underpinnings of theories of human nature, personhood, and the self. This book moves from the Pre-Socratics to Postmodernism, assessing what transpired during the intervening 2500 year period, with a focus on the contributions of the Aristotelian/Thomistic tradition of inquiry.
Author | : Susanna Kim Ripken |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2019-08-08 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1108416527 |
Download Corporate Personhood Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Explores the nature of corporate personhood and how it affects the rights, powers, and influence of corporations in society.
Author | : Simon J. Evnine |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 187 |
Release | : 2008-05-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0199239940 |
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Simon Evnine argues that all persons must share certain epistemic features. They must possess particular logical concepts and their beliefs must conform to certain principles of rationality. However, they cannot be completely objective about their own beliefs. These features deepen our understanding of what it is to be a person.
Author | : Calum MacKellar |
Publisher | : SCM Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2017-04-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0334055210 |
Download The Image of God, Personhood and the Embryo Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Why are human embryos so important to many Christians? What does theology say concerning the moral status of these embryos? Answers to these questions can only be obtained by considering the manner in which Christian theology understands the great theme of the image of God. This book examines the most important aspects in which this image, and the related Christian notion of personhood, can be used in the context of theological arguments relating to the moral status of the human embryo. Thoughtful in approach and ecumenical in perspective, the author combines a thorough knowledge of the science of embryology with a broad knowledge of the theological implications. Part I Historical and Contemporary Christian Perspectives 1 The Moral Status of the Embryo 2 The Image of God 3 Being a Person from a Christian Perspective Part II The Image of God, Personhood and the Embryo 4 Creation and the Embryo 5 Incarnation and the Embryo 6 Substantive Aspects and the Embryo 7 Relational Aspects and the Embryo 8 Functional Aspects and the Embryo Conclusion Appendix: The Moral Status of New Kinds of Embryo