Models Of The Self introduces recent developments in a growing field of research the embodiment of the self. Self- consciousness is probably the most fascinating aspect of this problem. The multidisciplinary approach to self-consciousness, from its development in infancy, to its disorders in neurological as well as psychiatric conditions, offers a real challenge to philosophers who are interested in such broad issues as the foundations of agency or the unity of the self. The book is fully edited, which is a rare feature in multi-authored works. The philosophical thread runs through the chapters, even those which deal with psychological or biological questions. Contributors include:
PHILOSOPHICAL CONTROVERSIES: Galen Strawson (keynote paper), Kathy Wilkes, Andrew Brook, Eric Olson and John Pickering.
COGNITIVE AND NEUROSCIENTIFIC MODELS: V.S. Ramachandran & W.Hirstein, Jaak Panksepp, Donald Perlis, Jun Tani and James Blachowicz
DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS: George Butterworth, Maria Legerstee, Maxine Sheets-Johnstone, Dan Zahavi & Josef Parnas.
PATHOLOGIES OF THE SELF: Shaun Gallagher & Anthony J. Marcel, Jonathan Cole, Louis A. Sass, Jennifer Radden.
MEDITATION-BASED APPROACHES: Robert Forman, Jeremy Hayward, Steven W. Laycock, Jonathan Shear and Arthur Deikman.
FURTHER METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS: Jose Louis Bermudez, Mait Edey, Tamar Szabo Gendler, Mary Midgley.
