A Story to Remember: Narrativity, Memory and the Self

Author

Nazim Keven, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5368-8265

Date of Award

Summer 8-15-2016

Author's School

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Author's Department

Philosophy/Neuroscience, and Psychology

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degree Type

Dissertation

Abstract

In my dissertation, I offer an empirically informed theory of narrativity, a psychological capacity that plays a critical role in the recent philosophical debates about the self, memory and consciousness. To do this, I develop a teleological account of narrative explanation, explain the role of narratives in memory formation and offer a model of the functions that narratives play in human lives. Building on this foundation, I then consider the Dennett-Velleman debate over the narrative self.

Language

English (en)

Chair and Committee

John Doris, Carl Craver

Committee Members

Ron Mallon, Elizabeth Schechter, Daniel Povinelli

Comments

Permanent URL: https://doi.org/doi:10.7936/K7668BJH

Recommended Citation

Keven, Nazim, "A Story to Remember: Narrativity, Memory and the Self" (2016). Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 859.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/art_sci_etds/859