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The Self - A History (Paperback): Patricia Kitcher

The Self - A History (Paperback)

Patricia Kitcher

Series: Oxford Philosophical Concepts

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The Self: A History explores the ways in which the concept of an 'I' or a 'self' has been developed and deployed at different times in the history of Western Philosophy. It also offers a striking contrast case, the 'interconnected' self, who appears in some expressions of African Philosophy. The I or self seems engulfed in paradoxes. We are selves and we seem to be conscious of ourselves, yet it is very difficult to say what a self is. Although we refer to ourselves, when we try to find or locate ourselves, the I seems elusive. We can find human bodies, but we do not refer to ourselves by referring to our bodies: we do not know that we are raising our hands or thinking hard by looking at our arms or catching a glimpse of our furrowed brows in a mirror. The essays in this volume engage many philosophical resources-metaphysics, epistemology, phenomenology, philosophy of psychology and philosophy of language-to try to shed needed light on these puzzles.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Series: Oxford Philosophical Concepts
Release date: November 2021
Volume editors: Patricia Kitcher (Roberta and William Campbell Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-008725-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN: 0-19-008725-0
Barcode: 9780190087258

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