Self-knowledge for humans / Quassim Cassam.

Humans are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless, our beliefs eccentric, and our desires irrational. Quassim Cassam develops a new account of self-knowledge which recognises this feature of human life. He argues that self-knowledge is a genuine cognitive achievement, and that s...

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Main Author: Cassam, Quassim (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Summary:Humans are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless, our beliefs eccentric, and our desires irrational. Quassim Cassam develops a new account of self-knowledge which recognises this feature of human life. He argues that self-knowledge is a genuine cognitive achievement, and that self-ignorance is almost always on the cards.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191793110
0191793116
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