In Search of Self
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Personhood
- Philosophy
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Published: 2011
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Publisher's Description
Editors J. Wentzel van Huyssteen and Erik P. Wiebe present a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary discussion on "the problem of self" -- the elusive nature of the human self and all its complex dimensions. With contributions from experts in philosophy, archaeology, primatology, psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science of religion, and more, this book explores concepts of imagination, self-awareness, consciousness, religiosity, and personhood. Contributors: Justin Barrett Eric Bergemann Joao Biehl Emma Cohen Pamela Cooper-White Terrence W. Deacon Deanie Eichenstein James W. Haag Jan-Olav Henriksen Ian Hodder Catherine Keller Barbara J. King Jay Ogilvy Philip A. Rolnick Helene Tallon Russell Calvin O. Schrag Roger Scruton Maxine Sheets-Johnstone Daniel J. Siegel Ellen Streit Marjorie Hewitt Suchoki Ian Tattersall Jennifer Thweatt-Bates Leon Turner J. Wentzel van Huyssteen Erik P. Wiebe Hetty Zock
Endorsements (4)
“In Search of Self is a treasure of current cutting-edge thought about what it means to be a person. The volume's extensive scope, its rigorous scholarship, and its authors' range of disciplines position it as perhaps the best collection available today on this increasingly critical topic. Readers will find their own thoughts on the matter confirmed, questioned, provoked, and above all enriched by their encounters with this new text.”
“The editors have compiled an exciting multidisciplinary series of essays on key issues relating to human personhood. A striking collection on a major topic, this will provide scholars today with coverage of important insights, perspectives, and approaches from fields beyond their own areas of immediate expertise.”
“An intriguing collection of essays on an immensely important question about human personhood, our answers to which will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.”
“Always stimulating, often radical, sometimes abrasive, this rich collection of essays provides a snapshot of a fascinating moment in the interdisciplinary conversation on the human self. I look forward very much to using it both for my own research and for my teaching at master's level.”
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