The early modern subject self-consciousness and personal identity from Descartes to Hume

Udo Thiel presents a critical evaluation of the understanding of self-consciousness and personal identity in early modern philosophy. He explores over a century of philosophical debate from Descartes to Hume, and argues that our interest in human subjectivity remains influenced by the conceptual fra...

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Main Author: Thiel, Udo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
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Summary:Udo Thiel presents a critical evaluation of the understanding of self-consciousness and personal identity in early modern philosophy. He explores over a century of philosophical debate from Descartes to Hume, and argues that our interest in human subjectivity remains influenced by the conceptual framework of early modern thought
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191730917