The Self: Naturalism, Consciousness, and the First-Person Stance

by Jonardon Ganeri

Book Overview

What is it to occupy a first-person stance? Is the first-personal idea one has of oneself in conflict with the idea of oneself as a physical being? How, if there is a conflict, is it to be resolved? The Self recommends a new way to approach those questions, finding inspiration in theories about consciousness and mind in first millennial India. These philosophers do not regard the first-person stance as in conflict with the natural--their idea of nature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198709390
• ISBN13: 9780198709398
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"