INTRODUCTION The philosophy of mind was once practiced under the description ' doctrine of the soul.' The word 'soul' is no longer much used in philosophy ...

Filosofische doordenking van het vraagstuk wat de identiteit van een persoon uitmaakt.

After a historical introduction of the concept, the author proposes to define "spirit" as the intentional togetherness of beings who are for themselves "I" and for others "you," that is, other to each other. A being who is essentially spiritual would thus be one for whom the otherness of others has become a condition of the meaning of existence. To call a being "other" means that it is impermissible to take that being for no more than what is given and (...) hence familiar and possible to possess. (shrink)