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The varieties of self-knowledge

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The varieties of self-knowledge

Annalisa Coliva

Palgrave Macmillan

2016

xvi, 288 pages , 22 cm.

Palgrave innovations in philosophy

Series: Palgrave innovations in philosophy.

Introduction -- Varieties of mental states -- Varieties of self-knowledge -- Epistemically robust accounts -- Epistemically weak accounts -- Expressivism about self-knowledge -- Constitutive theories -- Pluralism about self-knowledge -- Appendix : Moore's paradox. "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 accounts such as inner sense views and theory-theories; weak epistemic accounts such as transparency theories and rational internalism and externalism; as well as expressivist and constitutivist approaches. The author offers an innovative "pluralist" position on self-knowledge, emphasizing the complexity of the phenomenon and its resistance to any "monistic" treatment, to pose new and intriguing philosophical challenges"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references )pages 269-277( and index.

Self )Philosophy(

Psychology, Philosophy

Knowledge, Theory of

Philosophy of mind

Emotions

Coliva, Annalisa,1973-

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