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The Mirror of the World - Subjects, Consciousness, and Self-Consciousness (Hardcover)
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The Mirror of the World - Subjects, Consciousness, and Self-Consciousness (Hardcover)
Series: Context & Content
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Christopher Peacocke presents a philosophical theory of subjects of
consciousness, together with a theory of the nature of first person
representation of such a subject of consciousness. He develops a
new treatment of subjects, distinct from previous theories, under
which subjects were regarded either as constructs from mental
events, or fundamentally embodied, or Cartesian egos. In contrast,
his theory of the first person integrates with the positive
treatment of subjects-and it contributes to the explanation of
various distinctive first person phenomena in the theory of thought
and knowledge. These are issues on which contributions have been
made by some of the greatest philosophers, and Peacocke brings his
points to bear on the contributions to these issues made by Hume,
Kant, Frege, Wittgenstein, and Strawson. He also relates his
position to the recent literature in the philosophy of mind, and
then goes on to distinguish and characterize three varieties of
self-consciousness. Perspectival self-consciousness involves the
subject's capacity to appreciate that she is of the same kind as
things given in a third personal way, and attributes the subject to
a certain kind of objective thought about herself. Reflective
self-consciousness involves awareness of the subject's own mental
states, reached in a distinctive way. Interpersonal
self-consciousness is awareness that one features, as a subject, in
some other person's mental states. These varieties, and the
relations and the forms of co-operation between them, are important
in explaining features of our knowledge, our social relations, and
our emotional lives. The theses of The Mirror of the World are of
importance not only for philosophy, but also for psychology, the
arts, and anywhere else that the self and self-representation loom
large. The Context and Content series is a forum for outstanding
original research at the intersection of philosophy, linguistics,
and cognitive science. The general editor is Francois Recanati
(Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris).
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