Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-377) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- A brief introduction to Kantian ethics -- The genesis of shame -- Love as a moral emotion -- The voice of conscience -- A rational superego -- Don't worry, feel guilty -- Self to self -- The self as narrator -- From self psychology to moral philosophy -- The centered self -- Willing the law -- Motivation by ideal -- Identification and identity -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
This collection of essays by philosopher J. David Velleman on personal identity, autonomy, and moral emotions is united by an overarching thesis that there is no single entity denoted by 'the self', as well as themes from Kantian ethics and Velleman's work in the philosophy of action.
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