Self-knowledge for humans:

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 s...

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Main Author: Cassam, Quassim (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary: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
ISBN:9780191793110
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199657575.001.0001

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