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The situated self /

This text focuses on the metaphysics and the philosophy of language and mind. It tackles a philosophical question whose origin goes back to Descartes: What am I? The self is not a mere thing among things - but if so, what is it, and what is its relationship to the world?

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ismael, Jenann, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • pt. I. The situated mind. Traditional representationalism ; Confinement ; The dynamical approach ; Self-description ; Context and coordination ; Self-representation, objectivity, and intentionality
  • pt. II. Understanding arguments for dualism. Jackson's Mary ; Inverted spectra ; Grammatical illusions
  • pt. III. Selves. Identity over time ; The unified self ; Reprise.