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Humans are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless, our beliefs eccentric, and our desires irrational. Quassim Cassam develops a new account of self-knowledge which recognises this feature of human life. He argues that self-knowledge is a genuine cognitive achievement, and that s...

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Main Author: Cassam, Quassim (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Self-knowledge, Theory of.
Human beings.
Connaissance de soi.
Êtres humains.
Homo sapiens (species)
PHILOSOPHY > Mind & Body.
PSYCHOLOGY > Personality.
Human beings
Self-knowledge, Theory of
Zelfkennis.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Humans are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless, our beliefs eccentric, and our desires irrational. Quassim Cassam develops a new account of self-knowledge which recognises this feature of human life. He argues that self-knowledge is a genuine cognitive achievement, and that self-ignorance is almost always on the cards.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191793110
0191793116
0199657572
9780199657575
9780191631870
0191631876