Self and Identity in Modern Psychology and Indian Thought

• Main Author: Paranjpe, Anand C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Series: Path in Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Social sciences.; Psychology, general.; Social Sciences, general.

East meets West in this fascinating exploration of conceptions of personal identity in Indian philosophy and modern Euro-American psychology. Author Anand Paranjpe considers these two distinct traditions with regard to historical, disciplinary, and cultural `gaps' in the study of the self, and...

Table of Contents:

• The Context of Inquiry
• Person, Self, and Identity
• Two Perspectives on Person, Self, and Identity
• Self-as-Knower
• Self-as-enjoyer-sufferer
• Self-as-agent
• Person, Self, Identity, and Consciousness.