Persons and Bodies: A Constitution View

by Lynne Rudder Baker

What is a human person, and what is the relation between a person and his or her body? In her third book on the philosophy of mind, Lynne Rudder Baker investigates what she terms the person/body problem and offers a detailed account of the relation between human persons and their bodies. Baker's argument is based on the "Constitution View" of persons and bodies, which aims to show what distinguishes persons from all other beings and to show how we can be fully material beings without being identical to our bodies. This book will be of interest to professional philosophers and graduate students, and will also appeal to psychologists and cognitive scientists interested in the philosophy of mind.

Genres: Philosophy

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 13, 2000

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fine exposition of a prevalent view on personal identity. However, this book was heavy on description and light on argument.