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Ep. 32: James Madden, Ph.D.: The Recovery of the Self: Embodied and Embedded Persons

The Moral Imagination

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Identity and Involvement in Objects

This chapter explores the concept of identity and the relationship between objects and their parts. Using the example of a desk, they explain that the form of an object is not simply the sum of its parts, but rather the way they are involved with each other. They also discuss the difference between artifacts and living organisms, highlighting that the parts of living beings only have integrity and meaning in their involvement with the whole organism.

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