The mirror of the world : subjects, consciousness, and self-consciousness
Peacocke, ChristopherAuthor
Christopher Peacocke presents a new theory of subjects of consciousness, together with a theory of the nature of first person representation. He identifies three sorts of self-consciousness - perspectival, reflective, and interpersonal - and argues that they are key to explaining features of our knowledge, social relations, and emotional lives.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Christopher Peacocke presents a new theory of subjects of consciousness, together with a theory of the nature of first person representation. He identifies three sorts of self-consciousness - perspectival, reflective, and interpersonal - and argues that they are key to explaining features of our knowledge, social relations, and emotional lives.
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Primitive self-representation -- The metaphysics of conscious subjects -- The first person concept and its nonconceptual parent -- Explaining first person phenomena -- Descartes defended -- Paralogisms and first person illusions -- Perspectival self-consciousness -- Reflective self-consciousness -- Interpersonal self-consciousness -- Open conclusion : the place of metaphysics.
Self (Philosophy)
Subject (Philosophy)
Consciousness
Self-consciousness (Awareness)
Self-knowledge, Theory of
Philosophy
Philosophy & Religion
Speculative Philosophy