Perspectives on the Self

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• Introduction to Perspectives on the self : conversations on identity and consciousness / Richard Rass To be or not to be : the self as illusion / Krista Tippett [and others]Near-death experiences : the experience of the self as real and not as an illusion / Pim van LommelQuid pro quo : the ecology of the self / Steve Paulson [and others]What do you think you are? / Christina Starmans and Paul BloomSelf and identity : a brief overview of what they are, what they do, and how they work / Roy F. BaumeisterThe pursuit of immortality : from the ego to the soul / Lisa Miller [and others]Science, self, and immortality / John F. HaughtImmortality versus resurrection in the Christian tradition / Nancey MurphyA self-fulfilling prophecy : linking belief to behavior / Esther Sternberg [and others]A self-fulfilling prophecy : linking belief to behavior / Esther SternbergThe self in the Cartesian brain / Shaun GallagherA self-fulfilling prophecy : linking belief to behavior / Varadaraja V. RamanMe, myself, and I : the rise of the modern self / Robert Hanna [and others]What is the self? / Robert HannaThe modern notion of self has reached its ultimate conclusion / Gerald IzenbergThe American self and the long march to legal equality / Norbert WileyWho am I? : beyond "I think, therefore I am" / Alex Voorhoeve [and others]Self-knowledge and the practice of ethics : Ostad Elahi's concept of the "imperious self" / Elie During"Much ado to know myself" : insight in the talking cures / David A. JoplingUnderstanding, justifying, and finding oneself / Frances M.