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The Indexical 'I' - The First Person in Thought and Language (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
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The Indexical 'I' - The First Person in Thought and Language (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
Series: Synthese Library, 265
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The purpose of the book is twofold: to give a theory of reference
for the indexical I' and to explain what is involved in thinking
about oneself. The first part constitutes a critique of different
solutions to the problem of how I' refers, while the second part
advances a positive account of I' and I-thoughts. It is argued that
I' refers indirectly through a de re sense that is based on
non-conceptual content. I' expresses an individual concept with two
components: a de re sense and a context-independent self-concept.
Other issues that are discussed concern self-knowledge, e.g.
whether there is something in specific that we have to know about
ourselves to be able to self-refer, and the kind of
self-consciousness that is required for self-reference.
Furthermore, the notions of unity of consciousness and personal
identity, as they both are presupposed by a competent use of I',
are examined. Audience: The book is intended for philosophers of
mind and language with a general interest in theories of reference
and meaning, and more specifically in the first person, the self,
and self-knowledge.
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