The Self
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
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What does it mean to be a self? This landmark anthology, edited by philosopher Theodore Mischel, assembles some of the most incisive minds in psychology and philosophy to confront one of the most enduring questions in human thought. Drawing together contributions from leading scholars across both disciplines, The Self presents a rigorous and wide-ranging examination of personal identity, self-knowledge, self-perception, and the psychological structures that underpin our sense of being a unified, continuous person. Mischel orchestrates a genuinely interdisciplinary dialogue, bringing the analytical precision of philosophy into direct conversation with the empirical findings of psychology — a pairing that illuminates what neither discipline could achieve alone. The collection argues that the concept of the self cannot be reduced to a single theoretical framework, and instead maps the rich, contested terrain where cognition, agency, and consciousness intersect. For anyone seeking to understand the philosophical and psychological foundations of human identity, this volume remains as provocative and essential as when it was first published — leaving the reader to wonder whether the self is something we discover, or something we construct.
Author: Theodore Mischel
Format: Paperback
Published: 1977, Blackwell
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it mean to be a self? This landmark anthology, edited by philosopher Theodore Mischel, assembles some of the most incisive minds in psychology and philosophy to confront one of the most enduring questions in human thought. Drawing together contributions from leading scholars across both disciplines, The Self presents a rigorous and wide-ranging examination of personal identity, self-knowledge, self-perception, and the psychological structures that underpin our sense of being a unified, continuous person. Mischel orchestrates a genuinely interdisciplinary dialogue, bringing the analytical precision of philosophy into direct conversation with the empirical findings of psychology — a pairing that illuminates what neither discipline could achieve alone. The collection argues that the concept of the self cannot be reduced to a single theoretical framework, and instead maps the rich, contested terrain where cognition, agency, and consciousness intersect. For anyone seeking to understand the philosophical and psychological foundations of human identity, this volume remains as provocative and essential as when it was first published — leaving the reader to wonder whether the self is something we discover, or something we construct.