Chosen as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by ^IChoice^R
Eric Olson is a Lecturer in philosophy at Cambridge University.
"A very clear and powerfully argued defence of a most important and
surprisingly neglected view."--Derek Parfit, author of Reasons and
Persons (All Souls College, Oxford)
"For hundreds of years, almost all philosophers writing on the
topic have supposed that personal identity is either entirely a
matter of psychology or at least has an important and essential
psychological component. This important book presents a powerful
challenge to that assumption. If Dr. Olson is right, we are living
animals and what goes on in our minds is wholly irrelevant to
questions about our persistence through time. If this book receives
the
attention it deserves, it will transform philosophical thinking
about personal identity."--Peter van Inwagen, author of An Essay on
Free Will, Material Beings, and Metaphysics (University of Notre
Dame)
"Olson's excellent and enjoyable book should be read by everyone
with an interest in metaphysics. For those seriously interested in
the philosophy of personal identity, or in our existence and
identity, the matter is more serious; without much delay, you've
got to get your hands on The Human Animal--Peter Unger, New York
University
"A significant contribution to the field. It issues several
important challenges to proponents of a psychological approach to
personal identity."--Carol Rovane, Yale University
"A very clear and powerfully argued defence of a most important and
surprisingly neglected view."--Derek Parfit, author of Reasons and
Persons (All Souls College, Oxford)
"For hundreds of years, almost all philosophers writing on the
topic have supposed that personal identity is either entirely a
matter of psychology or at least has an important and essential
psychological component. This important book presents a powerful
challenge to that assumption. If Dr. Olson is right, we are living
animals and what goes on in our minds is wholly irrelevant to
questions about our persistence through time. If this book receives
the
attention it deserves, it will transform philosophical thinking
about personal identity."--Peter van Inwagen, author of An Essay on
Free Will, Material Beings, and Metaphysics (University of Notre
Dame)
"Olson's excellent and enjoyable book should be read by everyone
with an interest in metaphysics. For those seriously interested in
the philosophy of personal identity, or in our existence and
identity, the matter is more serious; without much delay, you've
got to get your hands on The Human Animal--Peter Unger, New York
University
"A significant contribution to the field. It issues several
important challenges to proponents of a psychological approach to
personal identity."--Carol Rovane, Yale University
"Olson develops his main argument with a masterly touch. It is
particularly refreshing to read a discussion of personal identity
which is metaphysically serious. He has produced in me a deepened
sense of the virtues of animalism, and I expect his book to do so
in anyone who reads it."--Times Literary Supplement
"The book as a whole is admirably succinct, clear, and forcefully
argued, and is a fresh and enjoyable read."--Mind
"This is the most original piece of writing on these matters that I
have read in several years. I recommend it highly."--Philosophical
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