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
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| Series: | Representation and mind
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| Collection: | MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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: | xiv, 338 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0262024411 0585190089 9780262024419 9780585190082 |