Chapter Descartes on Selfhood, Conscientia, the First Person and Beyond
I discuss Descartes' metaphysics of selfhood, and relevant parts of contemporary philosophy regarding the first person. My two main concerns are the controversy that surrounds Descartes' conception of conscientia, mistranslated as 'consciousness', and his conception of selfhood a...
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| Hōputu: | Tāhiko Wāhanga pukapuka |
| Reo: | Ingarihi |
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Florence
Firenze University Press
2023
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| Rangatū: | Knowledge and its Histories
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| Urunga tuihono: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
| Ngā Tūtohu: |
Tāpirihia he Tūtohu
Kāore He Tūtohu, Me noho koe te mea tuatahi ki te tūtohu i tēnei pūkete!
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| Whakarāpopototanga: | I discuss Descartes' metaphysics of selfhood, and relevant parts of contemporary philosophy regarding the first person. My two main concerns are the controversy that surrounds Descartes' conception of conscientia, mistranslated as 'consciousness', and his conception of selfhood and its essential connection to conscientia. 'I'-thoughts give rise to the most challenging philosophical questions. An answer to the questions concerning the peculiarities of the first person, self-identification and self-ascription, is to be found in Descartes' notion of conscientia. His conception of selfhood insightfully informs his conception of personhood. I offer a unified account of selfhood, conscientia, the first person, and personhood anchored in the self's authority of reason and autonomy of freedom. |
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| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | 1 electronic resource (32 p.) |
| ISBN: | 979-12-215-0169-8.03 9791221501698 |
| Urunga: | Open Access |