Wednesday, October 26, 2011

The Buddhist Concept of the Self


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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Materialist View of the Self


Paul Churchland (born 1942), philosopher, neurophilosopher.

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The Phenomenological Approach to the Self



Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) German philosopher, founder of phenomenology.


Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961), French philosopher and phenomenologist.

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Kant's Account of the Self


Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher of the Enlightenment.

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Hume's Account of Personal Identity


David Hume (1711-1776) Scottish philosopher, empiricist.

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Locke's View on Personal Identity


John Locke (1632-1704), British philosopher and physician, empiricist.

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Descartes' Perspective of the Self


Rene Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher and mathematician, considered the founder of modern philosophy.

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