Since Socrates, and through Descartes to the present day, the problems of self-knowledge have been central to philosophy's understanding of itself. Today the idea of ''first-person authority''--the claim of a distinctive relation each person has toward his or her own mental...

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1. Verfasser:	Moran, Richard 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	[Princeton, New Jersey] Princeton University Press 6. Januar 2012
Schlagworte:	Selbsterkenntnis
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Zusammenfassung:	Since Socrates, and through Descartes to the present day, the problems of self-knowledge have been central to philosophy's understanding of itself. Today the idea of ''first-person authority''--the claim of a distinctive relation each person has toward his or her own mental life--has been challenged from a number of directions, to the point where many doubt the person bears any distinctive relation to his or her own mental life, let alone a privileged one. In Authority and Estrangement, Richard Moran argues for a reconception of the first-person and its claims. Indeed, he writes, a more thoro
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (XXXVIII, 202 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781400842971
DOI:	10.1515/9781400842971