In Search of Self: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on PersonhoodJ. Wentzel van Huyssteen, Erik P. Wiebe 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. |
Contents
The Self and Origins | 19 |
The Self and Multiplicity | 22 |
The Self and Emergence | 27 |
Origin of the Human Sense of Self | 33 |
The Prehistory of Personhood | 50 |
Are Apes and Elephants Persons? | 70 |
Neuroscience and Spirituality | 83 |
The Problem of SelfFragmentation | 125 |
The Quest for SelfIdentity | 223 |
Bodies Cognitive Processes | 243 |
The Erotic Self and the Image of God | 256 |
The Anthropology | 273 |
Spirit Complexity and Person | 301 |
The Emergence of Self | 319 |
Neurononsense and the Soul | 338 |
Openness Purpose | 357 |
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