The Mirror of the World: Subjects, Consciousness, and Self-Consciousness

by Christopher Peacocke

Book Overview

Christopher Peacocke presents a philosophical theory of subjects of consciousness, together with a theory of the nature of first person representation of such a subject of consciousness. He develops a new treatment of subjects, distinct from previous theories, under which subjects were regarded either as constructs from mental events, or fundamentally embodied, or Cartesian egos. In contrast, his theory of the first person integrates with the positive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198776829
• ISBN13: 9780198776826
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"