- Bibliographical Entry of the assigned reading
Temporality and Personal Identity in the Thought of Nishida Kitaro by Gereon Kopf
- What does the assigned reading cover?
The reading covers an analysis of Nishida’s conception of an individual in terms of self-determination from the concept of contradictory self-identity compared to the models of personal identity. Some of the models that are mentioned in the reading include monadology and selfless continuity. The author makes an attempt to address the question by analyzing the theory of essentialism developed by Leibniz’ along with theory of reductionism developed by Derek Parfit’s. He introduces a third theory by the name personal nonduality that derives its ...