Personal Identity and Literature
Personal Identity and Literature In Personal Identity and Literature, Hogan examines what makes an individual a particular, unique self. His scholarly analyses are also intertwined with more personal…
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Personal Identity and Literature
In Personal Identity and Literature, Hogan examines what makes an individual a particular, unique self. His scholarly analyses are also intertwined with more personal reflections, such as his mother's memory loss. He draws on cognitive and affective science as well as literary works - from Walt Whitman and Frederick Douglass to Dorothy Richardson, Alice Munro, and J. M. Coetzee.
The book provides a clear, systematic account of personal identity that is theoretically strong, but also unique and The result is a work that examines a complex topic by drawing on a unique range of resources, from empirical psychology and philosophy to novels, films, and biographical experiences.