Against the narrative self

dc.contributor.advisorKattago, Siobhan, juhendaja
dc.contributor.advisorVivian Puusepp, juhendaja
dc.contributor.authorRehman, Ayesha
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkondet
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Filosoofia osakondet
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-19T09:29:39Z
dc.date.available2018-06-19T09:29:39Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIn my thesis, I argue against the narrative conception of self, the idea that our self is narrative in structure and that we live life as a narrative. First, I differentiate between the strong and weak narrative view of self. I classify Dennett and Bruner’s account as the strong claim, Schechtman and Cavarero’s as the weak narrative claim. Second, I reject both the descriptive and normative narrativity thesis. I question the universality of a Narrative outlook. I argue that the artificial constructing of a narrative self is not conducive to self-understanding and that our choices of structuring it might be limiting. Last, I defend the non-Narrative conception of self against the common objection that without a selfnarrative one cannot be held accountable. I discuss Eichmann’s defense in Jerusalem along the way to untangle the link between narrativity and accountability.en
dc.description.urihttp://www.ester.ee/record=b5143218*estet
dc.identifier.other20.03.01 REH 01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/60810
dc.language.isoenget
dc.publisherTartu Ülikoolet
dc.rightsopenAccesset
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Estonia*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ee/*
dc.subjectnarrativeen
dc.subjectselfen
dc.subjectpractical philosophyen
dc.subject.othermagistritöödet
dc.subject.othernarratiivet
dc.subject.otheriseet
dc.subject.otherkriitikaet
dc.subject.otherpraktiline filosoofiaet
dc.titleAgainst the narrative selfen
dc.title.alternativeNarratiivse mina kriitikaet
dc.typeThesiset

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