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The Varieties of Self-Knowledge
Annalisa Coliva
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Description for The Varieties of Self-Knowledge
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
This book explores the idea that self-knowledge comes in many varieties. We know ourselves through many different methods, depending on whether we attend to our propositional attitudes, our perceptions, sensations or emotions. Furthermore, sometimes what we call self-knowledge is not the result of any substantial cognitive achievement and the characteristic authority we grant to our psychological self-ascription is a conceptual necessity, redeemed by unravelling the structure of several interlocking concepts. This book critically assesses the main contemporary positions held on the epistemology of self-knowledge. These include robust epistemic ... Read more
This book explores the idea that self-knowledge comes in many varieties. We know ourselves through many different methods, depending on whether we attend to our propositional attitudes, our perceptions, sensations or emotions. Furthermore, sometimes what we call self-knowledge is not the result of any substantial cognitive achievement and the characteristic authority we grant to our psychological self-ascription is a conceptual necessity, redeemed by unravelling the structure of several interlocking concepts. This book critically assesses the main contemporary positions held on the epistemology of self-knowledge. These include robust epistemic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
504 g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137326126
SKU
V9781137326126
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About Annalisa Coliva
Annalisa Coliva (PhD University of St Andrews, UK and Vercelli, Italy) is Full Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of California at Irvine. She was previously Fulbright Fellow at Columbia University, US, Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Heidelberg University, Germany, and Fellow of the Italian Academy at Columbia University. She has authored nine books, ... Read more
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