The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) / quote 139 of 254
Ratiocentrism and the neglected body
It is important to stress the physical basis of personhood in order to answer critics who argue that the contemporary philosophy of personal identity suffers from the same disability that has plagued western philosophy since its inception: it is so centred on rational thought that it either downplays or ignores the importance of our less rational features. The most significant victim of this ‘ratiocentrism’ is the body. And if you want to know why the intellectual crime has been committed, maybe a clue is in the canon of great philosophers: they’re all male. ‘From the…