The concept of person - one or many? Cover Image

Pojęcie osoby – jedno czy wiele?
The concept of person - one or many?

Author(s): Radosław Zyzik
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Philosophy of Mind, Neuropsychology, Personality Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: ethics; law; neuroscience; person; Gordijn B.; Kant I.; LeDoux J.; Locke J.;

Summary/Abstract: The paper posits the thesis that there is more than one concept of the person. Depending on the discipline where it appears, there are legal, neurobiological, philosophical and theological concepts of the person. The concept of the person can be analyzed from four different perspectives. The results suggests that each discipline has its own definition of the person with specific meaning and function.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 5-31
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish