On Being Me : A Personal Invitation to Philosophy /

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"In being me, a philosopher reflects in everyday language on what it is like to be a person, arriving at unexpected conclusions about the self and its future, time and mortality, free will and personal efficacy, regret and love. These topics are explored in brief sections titled "Wanting t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Velleman, James David (Author)
Other Authors: Bernstein, Emily C., 1992- (Illustrator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Self (Philosophy)
Philosophy.
Philosophical anthropology.
Human beings.
PHILOSOPHY / General
philosophy.
philosophical anthropology.
Homo sapiens (species)
Philosophie.
Moi (Philosophie)
Anthropologie philosophique.
Homme.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Being Glad I Was Born
  • 2 Wanting to Go
  • 3 Fearing the End
  • 4 Regretting What Might Have Been
  • 5 Aspiring to Authorship
  • 6 Making Things Happen
  • 7 Wanting to Be Loved
  • Readings
  • Acknowledgments

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