Kant, Bentham and the Question of Identity

Abstract

Recognising that the work places the ‘person in context’, this chapter moves the lens of focus to individuals. Using in-depth descriptions of two philosophical discussions in the two prisons, the chapter provides a more in-depth account of engaging people in prison in philosophical conversation. This provides a foundation to discussion desistance literature and its focus on narrative identity and identity change. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the possibility of growth in the prison environment and the importance of being human.