Marya Schechtman
Biographic Data
| ID | 713312 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marya Schechtman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marya |
| FAMILY NAME | Schechtman |
| SIGNATURE | SCHECHTMAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8849-9763 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Talking to Myself
The View from everywhere
In a sentimental mood
It is common for people to view memories as ‘treasured objects’ or ‘cherished possessions’. Great care is taken to preserve such memories via scrapbooks, photo albums, or mementos. Despite the widespread nature of this phenomenon in human life, it has received little attention in recent philosophical discussions of personal identity. In this essay I consider the nature of these memories, asking what kinds of memories hold this status and why they…
It's Complicated
This is a commentary on Hilde Lindemann’s, “Counter the Counterstory.” Lindemann notes that even when counterstories to oppressive master narratives emerge, it is remarkably difficult for them to get uptake. She offers a forceful analysis of why this is so and reflections on what can be done to change it. She uses #MeToo as an example of a counterstory that has met with some success and can therefore offer clues as to how counterstories might be …
Commentary on “Neurotechnologies, Relational Autonomy, and Authenticity”
Staying Alive
Marya Schechtman offers a new theory of personal identity, which captures the importance of being able to reidentify people in our daily lives. She sees persons as loci of practical interaction, and defines the unity of such a locus in terms of biological, psychological, and social functions, mediated through social and cultural infrastructure.
The Story of my (Second) Life
Personhood and the practical
Constructing the Self (review)
Diversity in unity
The Philosopher's I
Personal Identity and the Past
In the second edition of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke argues that personal identity over time consists in sameness of consciousness rather than the persistence of any substance, material or immaterial. Something about this view is very compelling, but as it stands it is too vague and problematic to provide a viable account of personal identity. Contemporary "psychological continuity theorists" have tried to amend Locke's v…
Clarity, charity and criticism, wit, wisdom and worldliness
The Constitution of Selves
Personal Identity and the Past
In the second edition of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke argues that personal identity over time consists in sameness of consciousness rather than the persistence of any substance, material or immaterial. Something about this view is very compelling, but as it stands it is too vague and problematic to provide a viable account of personal identity. Contemporary "psychological continuity theorists" have tried to amend Locke's v…
Personhood and the practical
Diversity in unity
The Constitution of Selves
Clarity, charity and criticism, wit, wisdom and worldliness
Personal Identity and the Past
In the second edition of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke argues that personal identity over time consists in sameness of consciousness rather than the persistence of any substance, material or immaterial. Something about this view is very compelling, but as it stands it is too vague and problematic to provide a viable account of personal identity. Contemporary "psychological continuity theorists" have tried to amend Locke's v…
The Philosopher's I
Diversity in unity
Constructing the Self (review)
Personhood and the practical
The Story of my (Second) Life
Staying Alive
Marya Schechtman offers a new theory of personal identity, which captures the importance of being able to reidentify people in our daily lives. She sees persons as loci of practical interaction, and defines the unity of such a locus in terms of biological, psychological, and social functions, mediated through social and cultural infrastructure.
It's Complicated
This is a commentary on Hilde Lindemann’s, “Counter the Counterstory.” Lindemann notes that even when counterstories to oppressive master narratives emerge, it is remarkably difficult for them to get uptake. She offers a forceful analysis of why this is so and reflections on what can be done to change it. She uses #MeToo as an example of a counterstory that has met with some success and can therefore offer clues as to how counterstories might be …
Commentary on “Neurotechnologies, Relational Autonomy, and Authenticity”
In a sentimental mood
It is common for people to view memories as ‘treasured objects’ or ‘cherished possessions’. Great care is taken to preserve such memories via scrapbooks, photo albums, or mementos. Despite the widespread nature of this phenomenon in human life, it has received little attention in recent philosophical discussions of personal identity. In this essay I consider the nature of these memories, asking what kinds of memories hold this status and why they…
The View from everywhere
Talking to Myself
Epistemology (11 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Aesthetics (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Personal identity (5 works) · Self (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Law (3 works)