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Talking to our selves : reflection, ignorance, and agency /

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Do we know what we're doing, and why? Psychological research seems to suggest not: reflection and self-awareness are surprisingly uncommon and inaccurate. John M. Doris presents a new account of agency and responsibility, which reconciles our understanding of ourselves as moral agents with empi...

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Main Author: Doris, John M. (John Michael), 1963- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Character.
Personality.
Agent (Philosophy)
Reflection (Philosophy)
Character
Personality
Caractère.
Personnalité.
Réflexion (Philosophie)
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Do we know what we're doing, and why? Psychological research seems to suggest not: reflection and self-awareness are surprisingly uncommon and inaccurate. John M. Doris presents a new account of agency and responsibility, which reconciles our understanding of ourselves as moral agents with empirical work on the unconscious mind.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191797460
0191797464
9780191506482
0191506486