Consciousness and the Self New Essays

Name: Consciousness and the Self New Essays
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ISBN: 9781107414716

ISBN-10: 1107414717

ISBN-13: 9781107414716

Edition: 2014

Authors: JeeLoo Liu, John Perry

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'I never can catch myself at any time without a perception, and never can observe any thing but the perception.' These famous words of David Hume, on his inability to perceive the self, set the stage for JeeLoo Liu and John Perry's collection of essays on self-awareness and self-knowledge. This volume connects recent scientific studies on consciousness with the traditional issues about the self explored by Descartes, Locke and Hume. Experts in the field offer contrasting perspectives on matters such as the relation between consciousness and self-awareness, the notion of personhood and the epistemic access to one's own thoughts, desires or attitudes. The volume will be of interest to…

Book details

Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/6/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

John Perry is H. W. Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University.