The Self: A History

by Patricia Kitcher

The Self: A History explores the ways in which the concept of an 'I' or a 'self' has been developed and deployed at different times in the history of Western Philosophy. It also offers a striking contrast case, the 'interconnected' self, who appears in some expressions of African Philosophy.

The I or self seems engulfed in paradoxes. We are selves and we seem to be conscious of ourselves, yet it is very difficult to say what a self is. Although we refer to ourselves, when we try to find or locate ourselves, the I seems elusive. We can find human bodies, but we do not refer to ourselves
by referring to our bodies: we do not know that we are raising our hands or thinking hard by looking at our arms or catching a glimpse of our furrowed brows in a mirror. The essays in this volume engage many philosophical resources--metaphysics, epistemology, phenomenology, philosophy of psychology
and philosophy of language--to try to shed needed light on these puzzles.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190087269
• ISBN13: 9780190087265
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"