A 'Trinitarian' Theory of the Self
I argue that the self is simple metaphysically, whilst being complex psychologically and that the persona that links these moments might be dubbed creativity or imagination. This theory is trinitarian because it ascribes to the self these three features or moments and they bear at least some...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2013]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 181-195 |
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| Summary: | I argue that the self is simple metaphysically, whilst being complex psychologically and that the persona that links these moments might be dubbed creativity or imagination. This theory is trinitarian because it ascribes to the self these three features or moments and they bear at least some analogy with the Persons of the Trinity, as understood within the neo- platonic, Augustinian tradition. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v5i1.255 |