Narrative and Understanding Persons (Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements) - Softcover

Hutto, Daniel D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521714095 ISBN 13: 9780521714099

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This volume brings together nine original contributions that develop and challenge proposals on narratives.

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Book Description:

The human world is replete with narratives. Some thinkers have afforded special importance to our capacity to generate narratives, seeing it as enabling us to exercise our imaginations in unique ways. This volume brings together nine original contributions in which the individual authors advance, develop and challenge proposals on narratives.

Synopsis:

The human world is replete with narratives - narratives of our making that are uniquely appreciated by us. Some thinkers have afforded special importance to our capacity to generate such narratives, seeing it as variously enabling us to: exercise our imaginations in unique ways; engender an understanding of actions performed for reasons; and provide a basis for the kind of reflection and evaluation that matters vitally to moral and self development. Perhaps most radically, some hold that narratives are essential for the constitution of human selves. This volume brings together nine original contributions in which the individual authors advance, develop and challenge proposals of these kinds. They critically examine the place and importance of narratives in human lives and consider the underlying capacities that permit us to produce and utilise these special artifacts. All of the papers are written in a non-technical and accessible style.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521714095
• ISBN 13: 9780521714099
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236