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The reflexive nature of consciousness /

Combining phenomenological insights from Brentano and Sartre, but also drawing on recent work on consciousness by analytic philosophers, this book defends the view that conscious states are reflexive, and necessarily so, i.e., that they have a built-in, "implicit" awareness of their own oc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Janzen, Greg
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008.
Colección:Advances in consciousness research ; v. 72.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Combining phenomenological insights from Brentano and Sartre, but also drawing on recent work on consciousness by analytic philosophers, this book defends the view that conscious states are reflexive, and necessarily so, i.e., that they have a built-in, "implicit" awareness of their own occurrence, such that the subject of a conscious state has an immediate, non-objectual acquaintance with it. As part of this investigation, the book also explores the relationship between reflexivity and the phenomenal, or "what-it-is-like," dimension of conscious experience, defending the innovative thesis tha.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 186 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027291684
9027291683
ISSN:1381-589X ;