The Opacity of Mind: An Integrative Theory of Self-Knowledge

by Peter Carruthers

Book Overview

It is widely believed that people have privileged and authoritative access to their own thoughts, and many theories have been proposed to explain this supposed fact. The Opacity of Mind challenges the consensus view and subjects the theories in question to critical scrutiny, while showing that they are not protected against the findings of cognitive science by belonging to a separate "explanatory space." The book argues that our access to our own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199685142
• ISBN13: 9780199685141
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"