The Self: A History explores the ways in which the concept of an 'I' or a 'self' has been developed and deployed at different times in the history of Western Philosophy. It also offers a striking contrast case, the 'interconnected' self, who appears in some expressions of African Philosophy.
The I or self seems engulfed in paradoxes. We are selves and we seem to be conscious of ourselves, yet it is very difficult to say what a self is. Although we refer to ourselves, when we try to find or locate ourselves, the I seems elusive. We can find human bodies, but we do not refer to ourselves by referring to our bodies: we do not know that we are raising our hands or thinking hard by looking at our arms or catching a glimpse of our furrowed brows in a mirror. The essays in this volume
engage many philosophical resources-metaphysics, epistemology, phenomenology, philosophy of psychology and philosophy of language-to try to shed needed light on these puzzles.
- ISBN10 0190087250
- ISBN13 9780190087258
- Publish Date 8 November 2021 (first published 20 August 2021)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 424
- Language English