Selves: An Essay in Revisionary Metaphysics
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Selves: An Essay in Revisionary Metaphysics is a philosophical work by Galen Strawson that offers a detailed and unconventional account of the nature, structure, and persistence of the self.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Selves: An Essay in Revisionary Metaphysics Context triple: [Galen Strawson, notableWork, Selves: An Essay in Revisionary Metaphysics]
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The Philosophy of the Self
The Philosophy of the Self is a work by social psychologist and philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores how individual identity emerges through social interaction and symbolic communication.
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Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
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Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
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Contingency of Selfhood
Contingency of Selfhood is a central section in Richard Rorty’s philosophical work "Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity" that explores the idea that personal identity and self-understanding are historically and linguistically contingent rather than grounded in any fixed essence.
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Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selves: An Essay in Revisionary Metaphysics Target entity description: Selves: An Essay in Revisionary Metaphysics is a philosophical work by Galen Strawson that offers a detailed and unconventional account of the nature, structure, and persistence of the self.
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A.
The Philosophy of the Self
The Philosophy of the Self is a work by social psychologist and philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores how individual identity emerges through social interaction and symbolic communication.
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B.
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
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C.
Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
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D.
Contingency of Selfhood
Contingency of Selfhood is a central section in Richard Rorty’s philosophical work "Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity" that explores the idea that personal identity and self-understanding are historically and linguistically contingent rather than grounded in any fixed essence.
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E.
Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
- F. None of above. chosen
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