ABSTRACT

Philosophers and psychologists both investigate the self, but often in isolation from one another. this book brings together studies by philosophers and psychologists in an exploration of the self and its function. It will be of interest to all those involved in philosophy, psychology and sociology.

part |2 pages

PART I The centrality of place for selfhood

chapter |13 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|15 pages

Selves and the need to navigate human worlds

A cultural psychological approach

chapter 2|14 pages

The brain’s work in locating selves

chapter 3|14 pages

PLACING ONESELF IN PERSONAL TIME

The narrative structure of self

chapter 5|15 pages

Self-creation as self-location

chapter 6|15 pages

Pronouns placing selves

‘I’ and its associates

chapter 7|16 pages

Feeling your way

Emotions as self’s pathfinders

part |2 pages

PART II Location, dislocation and relocation

chapter |9 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 9|15 pages

Pitilessness and compassion

Caring where others are

chapter 11|16 pages

Being moved

Art, self and positive absorption

chapter 12|14 pages

Points of view and none

Visual art and the location of self

chapter 13|16 pages

INDIVIDUAL AND NATIONAL IDENTITY

Analogy, symbiosis and artistic process

chapter 14|15 pages

Psychologies of maturity

Development or destination?

chapter |2 pages

CONCLUSION

chapter |5 pages

NAVIGATING HUMAN WORLDS