There are several impressive features of this book. First and foremost, it presents a coherent, cogent, and nuanced account of how we experience ourselves and others as minded, embodied, and embedded agents, as individuals and as members of groups and communities. Zahavi's positions are both phenomenologically and textually very well-informed as he works through the contributions of key figures from ... Read morethe phenomenological tradition on the issues he addresses. Equally impressive is the range of figures from outside of phenomenology, be it from analytical and other traditions of philosophy or from empirical psychology it introduces and discusses.
Thomas Nenon, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Self and Other should be recognized as an important text in contemporary philosophy of subjectivity and intersubjectivity . . . Zahavi's writing gives voice to a philosophy which equally honors the phenomenological and the analytic traditions, bringing these two approaches into a collaborative, rather than competitive, relationship . . . He surveys complex ideas with great clarity, without ignoring the ambiguity and richness of the debate.
Sarah Pawlett Jackson, Metaphysics
This book is an exemplar for those working on phenomenological approaches to mind . . . Highly recommended.
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Dan Zahavi's newest book, Self and Other, gathers together and expands on his rich body of work on selfhood and intersubjectivity . . . The exegetical work alone makes this book valuable for anyone interested in the phenomenological tradition and its contemporary relevance. The book's value, however, exceeds its historical acumen by placing explanations of classical phenomenology alongside a comprehensive review of recent work from both empirical psychology and analytic philosophy. In short, this book will be of interest to anyone who cares about the myriad ways that our social existence shapes and is shaped by the mind.
Philip J. Walsh, Husserl Studies
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