Locke on Personal Identity

Consciousness and Concernment

Galen Strawson

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Princeton University Pres
09 October 2011

Philosophy; Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy

"John Locke's theory of personal identity underlies all modern discussion of the nature of persons and selves - yet it is widely thought to be wrong. In his new book, Galen Strawson argues that in fact it is Locke's critics who are wrong, and that the famous objections to his theory are invalid. Indeed, far from refuting Locke, they illustrate his fundamental point. Strawson argues that the root error is to take Locke's use of the word ""person"" only in the ordinary way, as merely a term for a standard persisting thing, like ""human being."" In actuality, Locke uses ""person"" primarily as a forensic or legal term geared specifically to questions about praise and blame, punishment and reward. In these terms, your personal identity is roughly a matter of those of your past actions that you are still responsible for because you are still ""conscious"" of them in Locke's special sense of that word. Clearly and vigorously argued, this is an important contribution both to the history of philosophy and to the contemporary philosophy of personal identity."

By: Galen Strawson
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780691147574
ISBN 10: 0691147574
Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 09 October 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Galen Strawson taught philosophy at the University of Oxford for twenty years before moving to Reading University in 2001. His many books include Freedom and Belief and Selves: An Essay in Revisionary Metaphysics .