Subjectivity and Selfhood Investigating the First-Person Perspective

Name: Subjectivity and Selfhood Investigating the First-Person Perspective
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ISBN: 9780262740340

ISBN-10: 0262740346

ISBN-13: 9780262740340

Edition: 2008

Authors: Dan Zahavi

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What is a self? Does it exist in reality or is it a mere social construct--or is it perhaps a neurologically induced illusion? The legitimacy of the concept of the self has been questioned by both neuroscientists and philosophers in recent years. Countering this, in Subjectivity and Selfhood, Dan Zahavi argues that the notion of self is crucial for a proper understanding of consciousness. He investigates the interrelationships of experience, self-awareness, and selfhood, proposing that none of these three notions can be understood in isolation. Any investigation of the self, Zahavi argues, must take the first-person perspective seriously and focus on the experiential givenness of the self.…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 8/29/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Self-Awareness and Phenomenal Consciousness



Varieties of Self-Awareness



Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness



A One-Level Account of Consciousness



The Problem of Infinite Regress



The Concept(s) of Consciousness in Early Phenomenology



Three Concepts of Consciousness



The Stream of Consciousness



Inner Consciousness and Self-Awareness



Some Shortcomings



The Structure of Time-Consciousness



Subjectivity of Experience



Temporality



The Internal Object Account



Urbewusstsein and Self-Affection



Reflection and Attention



Natorp's Challenge



The Criticism of Reflective Phenomenology



A Hermeneutical Alternative



Pure and Impure Reflection



Reflection and Alteration



Reflective versus Hermeneutical Phenomenology



Consciousness and Self



The Non-egological Challenge



Different Notions of Self



The Narrative Concept of Self



The Self as an Experiential Dimension



Empirical Implications



A Sense of Self



Self and Other



Expression and Empathy



Embodied Subjectivity and Internal Otherness



Beyond Empathy



The Transcendence of the Other



A Multidimensional Approach



Theory of Mind, Autism, and Embodiment



Theory of Mind



Theory-Theory of Self-Awareness



Autism



A Critical Rejoinder



Autism Revisited


Notes


References


Index