To be a person among persons: Peter F. Strawson on identity and identification

• Authors: Anton Lampiy

Abstracts

EN

Strawson’s philosophical investigation defined as „descriptive metaphysics” was the first successful attempt to apply analytic method to ontological issues of identity. The British philosopher rediscovered for the world philosophical community such categories as „particulars”, „individuals”, „identification” and others. The analytic tradition of philosophy inspired by the significance of „Individuals” became more concerned about the issues of identity and selfhood. The article describes the general principles of Strawson’s conceptual model and reveals some of its advantages and drawbacks.

Keywords

EN

Peter F. Strawson; the self; identification; particulars; „basic particulars”; spatio-temporal system

• Publisher: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne Diecezji Elbląskiej w Elblągu
• Journal: Studia Elbląskie
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 16
• Pages: 355-363

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Anton Lampiy

• Dragomanov National Pedagogical University, Kyiv

References

• Levinas E., Totality and Infinity: An Essay on Exteriority, trans. A. Lingins, „Martinus Nijhoff Publishers”, London 1979.
• Merleau-Ponty M., Phenomenology of Perception, trans. by C. Smith, „Routladge”, London 1962.
• Ricoeur P., Oneself as Another, trans. K. Blarney, „The University of Chicago Press”, Chicago 1992.
• Strawson P.F., Individuals: An Essay on Descriptive Metaphysics, „Routladge”, London 1996.
• Williams B., Problems of the Self, „Cambridge University Press”, Cambridge 1999.

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2151030