Narrative and understanding persons

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Label

Narrative and understanding persons

Statement of responsibility

Edited by Daniel D. Hutto

Contributor

• HUTTO, Daniel D

Subject

• Discourse analysis, Narrative -- Psychological aspects
• Psychology -- Biographical methods
• Self-perception
• Storytelling -- Psychological aspects

Summary

"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 and enjoy such narratives, seeing it as variously enabling us to: exercise our imaginations in unique special 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 utilize these special artifacts."--Jacket

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• Online access with purchase: Cambridge Books Online

Cataloging source

UkCbUP

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Series volume

60