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)
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 Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations. 859.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/K7668BJH
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