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No word in English is shorter than the word ''I.'' And yet no word is more important in philosophy. When Descartes said ''I think therefore I am'' he produced something that was both about himself and a universal formula. The word ''I'' is called an ''indexical'' because its... Read Full Overview

No word in English is shorter than the word I.'' And yet no word is more important in philosophy. When Descartes said I think therefore I am'' he produced something that was both about himself and a universal formula. The word I'' is called an indexical'' because its... Read Full Overview

A collection of twelve essays by John Perry and two essays he co-authored, this book deals with various problems related to "self-locating beliefs" the sorts of beliefs one expresses with indexicals and demonstratives, like "I" and "this". In the early essays, Perry argues that... Read Full Overview