Identity, Personal Identity and the Self

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncAuthor(s): John PerryNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2002Dimensions: 141 x 218 x 15Cover type: Paperback...

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Reducere. Each of us has a story to share, a mixture of lived experiences-planned and unplanned-that come together and give our existence shape and identity....

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