The Body and the Self
$103.31
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
23 January 1998
Summary
The Body and the Self brings together recent work by philosophers and psychologists on the nature of self-consciousness, the nature of bodily awareness, and the relation between the two. The central problem addressed is How is our grasp of ourselves as one object among others underpinned by the ways in which we use and represent our bodies? The contributors take up such issues as How should we characterize the various distinctive ways we have of being in touch with our own bodies in sensation…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262522489 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262522489 |
| Author: | Jose Luis Bermudez |
| Publisher: | Bradford Book |
| Imprint: | Bradford Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 23 January 1998 |
| Weight: | 608g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 155mm x 228mm |
| Series: | A Bradford Book |
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Critics Review
“This collection provides the latest thinking by philosophers andpsychologists on bodily awareness and self consciousness. It isessential reading for anyone interested in matters of consciousness,the self, and the development of the self concept.” Josef Perner , Institut fur Psychologie,Universitat Salzburg
About The Author
Jose Luis Bermudez
Jose Luis Bermudez is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University. He is the coeditor of The Body and the Self (MIT Press) and the author of The Paradox of Self-Consciousness (MIT Press) and several other books, including most recently Understanding “I”: Language and Thought.
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