Self Av Barry Dainton

<p>In the third in a new series of short, provoking books of original philosophy, acclaimed thinker Barry Dainton takes us through the nature of Self<br><br>When you think ''What am I?'', what''s actually doing the thinking? Is it a soul, or some other kind of mental entity separate from your body, or are ''you'' just a collection of nerve-endings and narratives? In the third in a new series of short, provoking books of original philosophy, acclaimed thinker Barry Dainton takes us through the nature of <i>Self</i> and its relation to the rest of reality. Starting his journey with Descartes'' claim that we are non-physical beings (even if it seems otherwise), and Locke''s view that a person is self-conscious matter (though not necessarily in human form), Dainton explores how today''s rapid movement of people, and information affects our understanding of self. When technology re-configures our minds, will it remake us, or kill us? If teleportation becomes possible, would it be rational t