Embodied agents, narrative selves

Recent work on diachronic agency has challenged the predominantly structural or synchronic approach to agency that is characteristic of much of the literature in contemporary philosophical moral psychology. However, the embodied dimensions of diachronic agency continue to be neglected in the literat...

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Published in:Philosophical explorations 2014-05, Vol.17 (2), p.154-171
Main Author: Mackenzie, Catriona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
autonomy
corporeality
diachronic agency
embodiment
first-person perspective
Literature
narrative identity
Narratives
Psychology
self
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Summary:Recent work on diachronic agency has challenged the predominantly structural or synchronic approach to agency that is characteristic of much of the literature in contemporary philosophical moral psychology. However, the embodied dimensions of diachronic agency continue to be neglected in the literature. This article draws on phenomenological perspectives on embodiment and narrative conceptions of the self to argue that diachronic agency and selfhood are anchored in embodiment. In doing so, the article also responds to Diana Meyers' recent work on corporeal selfhood.
ISSN:1386-9795
1741-5918
DOI:10.1080/13869795.2014.886363