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Epilogue. Reflections On Personhood And The Theory Of Mind, Jürg Wassmann, Joachim Funke
Epilogue. Reflections On Personhood And The Theory Of Mind, Jürg Wassmann, Joachim Funke
Joachim Funke
What is a person? The anthropological perspective on personhood focuses on how different cultures conceptualise being human within a given society and all over the world. What actually defines a person? Does he/she have an inner life? What are the relationships with others like? How are these constituted in the perspective of the personal self? Is a person able to grasp feelings and thoughts of others, is the person I am facing therefore “transparent”? Or would this violate the person’s pri- vacy?