The Self and Self-Knowledge
Title | The Self and Self-Knowledge PDF eBook |
Author | Annalisa Coliva |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2012-04-19 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0191631264 |
A team of leading experts investigate a range of philosophical issues to do with the self and self-knowledge. Self and Self-Knowledge focuses on two main problems: how to account for I-thoughts and the consequences that doing so would have for our notion of the self; and how to explain subjects' ability to know the kind of psychological states they enjoy, which characteristically issues in psychological self-ascriptions. The first section of the volume consists of essays that, by appealing to different considerations which range from the normative to the phenomenological, offer an assessment of the animalist conception of the self. The second section presents an examination as well as a defence of the new epistemic paradigm, largely associated with recent work by Christopher Peacocke, according to which knowledge of our own mental states and actions should be based on an awareness of them and of our attempts to bring them about. The last section explores a range of different perspectives—from neo-expressivism to constitutivism—in order to assess the view that self-knowledge is more robust than any other form of knowledge. While the contributors differ in their specific philosophical positions, they all share the view that careful philosophical analysis is needed before scientific research can be fruitfully brought to bear on the issues at hand. These thought-provoking essays provide such an analysis and greatly deepen our understanding of these central aspects of our mentality.
Ourselves
Title | Ourselves PDF eBook |
Author | Charlotte M. Mason |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 516 |
Release | 1921 |
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Handbook of Self-Knowledge
Title | Handbook of Self-Knowledge PDF eBook |
Author | Simine Vazire |
Publisher | Guilford Press |
Total Pages | 482 |
Release | 2012-06-20 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 1462505112 |
An exploration of self-knowledge looks at current research on how people perceive their own thoughts, feelings, traits, and behavior, with coverage encompassing the mental, behavioral, biological, and social structures that underlie self-knowledge.
Self-Knowledge and the Self
Title | Self-Knowledge and the Self PDF eBook |
Author | David A Jopling |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 194 |
Release | 2002-09-11 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1135958386 |
In this clear and reasoned discussion of self- knowledge and the self, the author asks whether it is really possible to know ourselves as we really are. He illuminates issues about the nature of self-identity which are of fundamental importance in moral psychology, epistemology and literary criticism. Jopling focuses on the accounts of Stuart Hampshire, Jean-Paul Sartre and Richard Rorty, and dialogical philosophical psychology and illustrates his argument with examples from literature, drama and psychology.
Self-knowledge for Humans
Title | Self-knowledge for Humans PDF eBook |
Author | Quassim Cassam |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 253 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0199657572 |
Humans are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless, our beliefs eccentric, and our desires irrational. Quassim Cassam develops a new account of self-knowledge which recognises this feature of human life. He argues that self-knowledge is a genuine cognitive achievement, and that self-ignorance is almost always on the cards.
The Self-Knower
Title | The Self-Knower PDF eBook |
Author | R.A. Wicklund |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 175 |
Release | 2013-06-29 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 1489911529 |
The self-knower has become a hero within many contemporary cultures. This hero goes by various different titles, including the" self-insightful/' the "self-actualized/' the "autonomous and mature/' the "representative of independent thinking/' the "morally virtuous/' and many more. The common denominators of civilization's preoccupation with the self knower are (1) the mundane, popular literature that draws our attention to our "inner being" and (2) the remarkable intensity of therapies and quasitherapies that promise insight into the true core of our inner being. A characteristic example from an extensive, week-or month-long training course would read, "Come because you want to discover your self ... . Through Mr. X [the group leaderl, we can realize our true identities ... . This gives our lives sense and perspective." We have tried to trace the logic underlying the diverse self-knower movements and have found three common themes underlying them. For one, the varieties of theories and treatments associated with self-knowl edge are interested exclusively in the appearance of the self-knower. Each representative of the self-knower school has its own set of criteria for identifying the self-knowing person, and in tum, each member of the self-knower school represents certain convictions about how individuals should be evaluated. For instance, if someone manifests warmth and char ity, that person is likely to be pronounced healthy, adjusted, and self knowing.
Self-Knowledge
Title | Self-Knowledge PDF eBook |
Author | The School of Life |
Publisher | School of Life |
Total Pages | 96 |
Release | 2018-11-06 |
Genre | Consciousness |
ISBN | 9780995753501 |
An examination of the importance of self-knowledge, providing practical exercises to aid self-discovery.