Overview
This volume collects a number of Perry's classic works on personal identity as well as four new pieces, "The Two Faces of Identity," "Persons and Information," "Self-Notions and The Self," and "The Sense of Identity." Perry's Introduction puts his own work and that of others on the issues of identity and personal identity in the context of philosophical studies of mind and language over the past thirty years.Author Biography: John Perry is H. W. Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University.
Synopsis
Four previously unpublished and seven revised essays, written between the late 1960s and 2002, are presented by Perry (philosophy, Stanford U.). He grapples with issues of identity and personal identity, addressing the works of other philosophers and posing his own questions. Among the major themes are the relativity of individuation, the role of memory in personal identity, and the problems of self- knowledge. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Booknews
Four previously unpublished and seven revised essays, written between the late 1960s and 2002, are presented by Perry (philosophy, Stanford U.). He grapples with issues of identity and personal identity, addressing the works of other philosophers and posing his own questions. Among the major themes are the relativity of individuation, the role of memory in personal identity, and the problems of self- knowledge. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)