Why I Am Not A Stream Of Consciousness
Richard Sorabji
The Self September 14, 2006 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780199266395.003.0016 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the self is best understood as a person who owns psychological states and actions, with the significance of ownership emerging in later discussions of agency and ethics. |
Abstract
Abstract My view in chapter one was that talk of me is, roughly speaking, talk of this person, and that a person is something that has psychological states and does things; for short that owns psychological states and actions. The importance of ownership will only become clear when I reach the subjects of agency and ethics.