Does Cognitive Psychology Imply Pluralism About the Self?

Psychologists and philosophers have recently argued that our concepts of ‘person’ or ‘self’ are plural. Some we should also adopt a corresponding pluralism about the metaphysics self. The aim this paper is twofold. First, I sketch motivate an approach to personal identity supports inference from facts how think self nature On proposed view, self-concept partly determines This provides new justification for recent empirical turn in philosophy identity. Second, argue closer examination reveals evidence does not fact support Instead, points toward model as complex web attitudes disposed integration unity. ultimately suggest unifying disposition helps ground existence singular