Transparent minds : a study of self-knowledge / by Jordi Fernandez.

How do we know our current states of mind - what we want, and believe in? Jordi Fernandez proposes a new theory of self-knowledge, challenging the traditional view that it is a matter of introspection. He argues that we know what we believe and desire by 'looking outward', towards the stat...

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Main Author: Fernández, Jordi (Professor of philosophy)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Summary:How do we know our current states of mind - what we want, and believe in? Jordi Fernandez proposes a new theory of self-knowledge, challenging the traditional view that it is a matter of introspection. He argues that we know what we believe and desire by 'looking outward', towards the states of affairs which those beliefs and desires are about.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 245 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191640650
0191640654
0191748447
9780191748448
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.