'PERSONS' AND PERSONS

• Authors: Snowdon Paul
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In chapter 3 of 'Individuals', entitled 'Persons', Strawson argues against dualism and the no-ownership theory, and proposes instead that our concept of a person is a primitive concept. In this paper, it is argued that the basic questions that frame Strawson's discussion, and some of his main arguments and claims, are dubious. A general diagnosis of the source of these problems is proposed. It is argued that despite these problems Strawson gives an accurate and very insightful description of the way we think about ourselves, which should form the starting point for more speculative accounts of ourselves.

Keywords

EN

CONCEPTS; DUALISM; NO-OWNERSHIP THEORY; PERSONS; STRAWSON P. F.

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Institute of Philosophy of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
• Journal: Organon F. medzinárodný časopis pre analytickú filozofiu
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 449-476
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Snowdon Paul

• Paul Snowdon, Department of Philosophy, UCL, Grover Street, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom; www.klemens.sav.sk/fiusav/organon

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10SKAAAA07489