The mirror of the world : subjects, consciousness, and self-consciousness /

Christopher Peacocke presents a new theory of subjects of consciousness, together with a theory of the nature of first person representation. He identifies three sorts of self-consciousness - perspectival, reflective, and interpersonal - and argues that they are key to explaining features of our kno...

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Main Author: Peacocke, Christopher (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Context and content.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Christopher Peacocke presents a new theory of subjects of consciousness, together with a theory of the nature of first person representation. He identifies three sorts of self-consciousness - perspectival, reflective, and interpersonal - and argues that they are key to explaining features of our knowledge, social relations, and emotional lives.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191760730
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