The Buddhist Concept of the Self

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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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Plato's View of the Soul

Plato (427-347 BCE) Ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle.
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