Overview

Researching the Self originated in a conference held at the University of Amsterdam in 2005, where scholars from various academic backgrounds presented their current theories and research. One central theme that emerged from the conference is the need for interdisciplinarity in the study of self. The present volume tries to meet this need, as it covers fields as diverse as psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, philosophy, sociology, and computer science. Additionally, the authors have contributed interdisciplinary reflections, in which they contemplate the other contributions to the present volume, and consider integrating this work with their own. oWhat are the neural correlates of self? oCan individuals have multiple selves? oHow do selves depend on other people? oWill engineers ever construct artificial selves? oWhat is the problem of self we are trying to solve? oWhat does the future hold for the self? oDo selves really exist? As I read the other entries in the current volume I was struck by the implications that the many different perspectives on the self had for each other (Gillihan, this volume). We must continue to keep in mind what we know, what we don't know, and what we only think we know in order to successfully conquer this interdisciplinary problem of the self (Gorman and Keenan, this volume).

ISBN-13

9781847182838

ISBN-10

1847182836

Weight

0.27 Pounds

Dimensions

8.35 x 0.87 x 5.94 In

List Price

$67.95

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

220 pages

Publisher

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published On

2007-09-01



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