Publication

1998 - MIT Press

Language

English

Word Count

84,500 words, Guess

Page Count

338 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC126
  • LCCBD450.B436 1998

Description

In this book, Jose Luis Bermudez addresses two fundamental problems in the philosophy and psychology of self-consciousness: (1) Can we provide a noncircular account of full-fledged self-conscious thought and language in terms of more fundamental capacities? (2) Can we explain how full-fledged self-conscious thought and language can arise in the normal course of human development? Bermudez argues that a paradox (the paradox of self-consciousness) arises from the apparent strict interdependence between self-conscious thought and linguistic self-reference. Responding to the paradox, the author draws on recent work in empirical psychology and philosophy to cut the tie between self-conscious thought and linguistic self-reference.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Paradox of Self-ConsciousnessMIT Press1998

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