The Origin of the Particular "I"

 

1. The Idea of Contingent Being:
    The Chance “We” All Took                   1

2. The Gene and the “I”:
    Can Each Go Its Own Way?                 17

3. The Power of a Gene:
    Where the “Blueprints” End                  41

4. The Mind-Body Enigma:
    The Host That Is the Machine               73

5. The Limits of Personal Identity:
    Probing the “I” Envelope                     103

6. Rules to Live By:
    How to Keep an “I”                             135

7. Probability and “You”:
    The Final Stochastic Step                     169

8. The Philosophy of Chance:
    Theories of Probability-and P(“you”)   197

Bibliography                                             223

Index                                                        235