The paradox of self-consciousness /
In this book, Jose Luis Bermudez addresses two fundamental problems in the philosophy and psychology of self-consciousness: (1) Can we provide a noncircular account of full-fledged self-conscious thought and language in terms of more fundamental capacities? (2) Can we explain how full-fledged self-c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
©1998.
©1998 |
| Series: | Representation and mind
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this book, Jose Luis Bermudez addresses two fundamental problems in the philosophy and psychology of self-consciousness: (1) Can we provide a noncircular account of full-fledged self-conscious thought and language in terms of more fundamental capacities? (2) Can we explain how full-fledged self-conscious thought and language can arise in the normal course of human development? Bermudez argues that a paradox (the paradox of self-consciousness) arises from the apparent strict interdependence between self-conscious thought and linguistic self-reference. Responding to the paradox, the author draws on recent work in empirical psychology and philosophy to cut the tie between self-conscious thought and linguistic self-reference. |
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| Item Description: | "A Bradford book." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 0585190089 9780585190082 9780262024419 0262024411 9780262268271 0262268272 |
| DOI: | 10.7551/mitpress/5227.001.0001 |