Against the narrative self
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kattago, Siobhan, juhendaja | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Vivian Puusepp, juhendaja | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rehman, Ayesha | |
| dc.contributor.other | Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond | et |
| dc.contributor.other | Tartu Ülikool. Filosoofia osakond | et |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-19T09:29:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-19T09:29:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In 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.uri | http://www.ester.ee/record=b5143218*est | et |
| dc.identifier.other | 20.03.01 REH 01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10062/60810 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | et |
| dc.publisher | Tartu Ülikool | et |
| dc.rights | openAccess | et |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Estonia | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ee/ | * |
| dc.subject | narrative | en |
| dc.subject | self | en |
| dc.subject | practical philosophy | en |
| dc.subject.other | magistritööd | et |
| dc.subject.other | narratiiv | et |
| dc.subject.other | ise | et |
| dc.subject.other | kriitika | et |
| dc.subject.other | praktiline filosoofia | et |
| dc.title | Against the narrative self | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Narratiivse mina kriitika | et |
| dc.type | Thesis | et |