Consciousness And Self-Identity
Nicola Zippel
Philosophy Today 2011 DOI: 10.5840/philtoday201155supplement17 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 9 |
| Key points | Argues that self-identity develops from a pre-reflective level to full awareness, and that understanding this requires examining the interdependent relationship between self as consciousness and self as subjectivity within a shared context. Proposes that phenomenology offers a valuable philosophical framework for interpreting neuroscientific and cognitive findings on mental life. |
Abstract
The paper aims at analyzing the inner development of self-identity from its pre-reflective level to the full awareness one. The recent findings of neurosciences and cognitive studies suggest focusing attention on the complex relation between self as consciousness and self as subjectivity, both with regard to their interdependency and to their reference to a shared context. Phenomenology, thanks to the careful consideration of the issues regarding the constitution of mental life articulated by its classic researches and current inquires, offers a valuable opportunity to set the scientific outcomes in an authentically philosophical perspective.