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| Person, philosophy: A thinking and sentient being that distinguishes itself from others. In the course of the history of philosophy, further determinations have been agreed on or disregarded, e.g. rationality, autonomy, not-being-able-to-be-possessed. While the human and his body age, the person has no temporal stages. See also individual, law, continuants, identity._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Peter Singer on Person - Dictionary of Arguments
I 74 Person/P. Singer: The term originates from the theatre, where different roles could be taken through masks. The person later corresponded to the role someone plays in life. >Roles/Goffman. Definition Person/Locke, John: a thinking, intelligent being who possesses reason and reflection and can see itself as itself, as the same thinking thing at different times and in different places. (J. Locke(1)). >Person/Locke, cf. >Person/Kant, >Personal Identity. P. Singer: that is close to Fletcher's concept of the human being. I 75 Definition Person/P. Singer: I suggest to understand them as rational and self-confident beings. Self-Consciousness/Terminology/P. Singer: I equate self-consciousness and self-awareness. >Rationality, >Self-consciousness, >Awareness. 1. J. Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding, (1690), bk. II, chap. 27, par.9._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
SingerP I Peter Singer Practical Ethics (Third Edition) Cambridge 2011 SingerP II P. Singer The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically. New Haven 2015 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2023-06-04