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.
Committee Chair
John Doris, Carl Craver
Committee Members
Ron Mallon, Elizabeth Schechter, Daniel Povinelli
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Author's Department
Philosophy/Neuroscience, and Psychology
Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
Summer 8-15-2016
Language
English (en)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7936/K7668BJH
Author's ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5368-8265
Recommended Citation
Keven, Nazim, "A Story to Remember: Narrativity, Memory and the Self" (2016). Arts & Sciences Theses and Dissertations. 859.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/K7668BJH
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