Location: Stanford Humanities Center Contact: 650.724.1333 dlcl@stanford.edu "Narrative Self, Lyric Self, Absent Self: Literary, Psychological, and Philosophical Approaches to Self-Fashioning."    Which is more important: the harmony of a soul or the arc of a life? Does unified selfhood mean overcoming inner division or does it mean overcoming change across time, linking together a series of discrete episodes into a single coherent narrative? And is unity (of either sort) something we should want in the first place?    Philosophers, psychologists, and literary theorists come together to discuss these questions at Stanford in February, 2013.      At issue: what personal identity might consist in; why we might want it (or not); how literary models—both lyric and narrative—can help to guide us; and how much depends, in all cases, on other people.     Friday, February 22, 4-6:30pm : Narrative Selves Suzanne Keen (English, Washington and Lee)  Alexander Nehamas (Philosophy, Princeton)  Daniel Schacter (Psychology, Harvard)  Saturday, February 23, 10am.-12:15pm : Selves Without Stories R. Lanier Anderson (Philosophy, Stanford)  Thomas Pavel (Committee on Social Thought, Chicago)  Winston Chiong (Memory and Aging Center, UCSF)    Saturday, February 23, 1:30-3:45pm : Lives Without Selves H. Porter Abbott (English, UC Santa Barbara)  Owen Flanagan (Psychology, Duke)  Elijah Millgram (Philosophy, Utah)    Saturday, February 23, 4:30-6:45pm : The Role of Others Alison Gopnik (Psychology, UC Berkeley)  Richard Eldridge (Philosophy, Swarthmore)  Alex Woloch (English, Stanford)  Papers will be pre-circulated, so that participants will not have to read them aloud.      Most of the readings are already available at http://philit.stanford.edu/conferencereadings.    This event is sponsored by the Philosophy and Literature Focal Group (DLCL), the School of Humanities and Sciences, the Department of Philosophy, and the Stanford Humanities Center. Sponsor: The Philosophy and Literature Focal Group; the School of Humanities and Sciences; the Department of Philosophy; the Stanford Humanities Center; and the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages Audience: "Narrative Self, Lyric Self, Absent Self: Literary, Psychological, and Philosophical Approaches to Self-Fashioning"FacebookTwitterEmailPrintAdd to Calendar"Narrative Self, Lyric Self, Absent Self: Literary, Psychological, and Philosophical Approaches to Self-Fashioning."    Which is more important: the harmony of a soul or the arc of a life? Does unified selfhood mean overcoming inner division or does it mean overcoming change across time, linking together a series of discrete episodes into a single coherent narrative? And is unity (of either sort) something we should want in the first place?    Philosophers, psychologists, and literary theorists come together to discuss these questions at Stanford in February, 2013.      At issue: what personal identity might consist in; why we might want it (or not); how literary models—both lyric and narrative—can help to guide us; and how much depends, in all cases, on other people.     Friday, February 22, 4-6:30pm : Narrative Selves Suzanne Keen (English, Washington and Lee)  Alexander Nehamas (Philosophy, Princeton)  Daniel Schacter (Psychology, Harvard)  Saturday, February 23, 10am.-12:15pm : Selves Without Stories R. Lanier Anderson (Philosophy, Stanford)  Thomas Pavel (Committee on Social Thought, Chicago)  Winston Chiong (Memory and Aging Center, UCSF)    Saturday, February 23, 1:30-3:45pm : Lives Without Selves H. Porter Abbott (English, UC Santa Barbara)  Owen Flanagan (Psychology, Duke)  Elijah Millgram (Philosophy, Utah)    Saturday, February 23, 4:30-6:45pm : The Role of Others Alison Gopnik (Psychology, UC Berkeley)  Richard Eldridge (Philosophy, Swarthmore)  Alex Woloch (English, Stanford)  Papers will be pre-circulated, so that participants will not have to read them aloud.      Most of the readings are already available at http://philit.stanford.edu/conferencereadings.    This event is sponsored by the Philosophy and Literature Focal Group (DLCL), the School of Humanities and Sciences, the Department of Philosophy, and the Stanford Humanities Center. When:Friday, Feb 22, 2013 4:00 PM Approximate duration of 2.50 hour(s). Where:Stanford Humanities Center (Map) Sponsor:The Philosophy and Literature Focal Group; the School of Humanities and Sciences; the Department of Philosophy; the Stanford Humanities Center; and the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages Contact:650.724.1333 dlcl@stanford.edu Admission:Free and open to the publicAudience:General Public, Faculty/Staff, Students, Alumni/Friends, MembersTags:lecture, arts, international, humanitiesPermalink:http://events.stanford.edu/events/357/35717 Last modified January 20, 2013. Free and open to the public