A comprehensive reader on the problem of the self as seen from the viewpoints of philosophy, developmental psychology, robotics, cognitive neuroscience, psychopathology, semiotics, phenomenology and contemplative studies, based around a keynote paper by Galen Strawson.
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Gallagher and Shear have put together a fast paced yet savvy set of readings on the thorny problem... -- Michael Gazzaniga
Gallagher and Shear have put together a fast paced yet savvy set of readings on the thorny problem of the self. -- Michael Gazzaniga
MODELS OF THE SELF should be of interest to all thinking human beings... -- Times Higher Education Supplement, London, March 17, 2000
The book successfully spans a multidisciplinary mix of fields... -- Times Literary Supplement, December 11, 1999
The book successfully spans a multidisciplinary mix of fields, from psychology and cognitive science through philosophy to mysticism. -- Times Literary Supplement, London
The volume is unquestionably a tour de force . . . it is consistently erudite. -- Contemporary Psychology, April 2001
Gallagher and Shear have put together a fast paced yet savvy set of readings on the thorny problem of the self. -- Michael Gazzaniga
MODELS OF THE SELF should be of interest to all thinking human beings... -- Times Higher Education Supplement, London, March 17, 2000
The book successfully spans a multidisciplinary mix of fields... -- Times Literary Supplement, December 11, 1999
The book successfully spans a multidisciplinary mix of fields, from psychology and cognitive science through philosophy to mysticism. -- Times Literary Supplement, London
The volume is unquestionably a tour de force . . . it is consistently erudite. -- Contemporary Psychology, April 2001
About the Author
Shear is Affiliate Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University and Managing Editor of the Journal of Consciousness Studies.
Shaun Gallagher is Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Central Florida and coeditor of the journal "Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences".
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The substantival phrase 'the self' is very unnatural in most speech context in most languages, and some conclude from this that it's an illusion to think that there is such a thing as the self, an illusion that arises from nothing more than an improper use of language. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
objectual unity, contextualized behaviour, limit cycling dynamics, single mental self, diachronic singularity, open dynamic structure, single mental thing, facial embodiment, articulating partner, pure consciousness experience, reigning self, bare locus, connective weights, unsteady phase, realistic materialists, embedded reflection, unobservable thoughts, realistic materialism, contextualized action, pure consciousness event, cognitive phenomenology, pearl view, articulate partner, synchronic unity, abbreviated speech Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Journal of Consciousness Studies, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Galen Strawson, Clarendon Press, Harvard University Press, William James, Basic Books, University of Chicago Press, Consciousness Explained, Journal of Philosophy, Charles Bonnet, Martinus Nijhoff, Philosophical Review, University of California Press, Shaun Gallagher, The Principles of Psychology, Academic Press, Lawrence Erlbaum, Princeton University Press, Archives of General Psychiatry, Child Development, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Cornell University Press New!
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The substantival phrase 'the self' is very unnatural in most speech context in most languages, and some conclude from this that it's an illusion to think that there is such a thing as the self, an illusion that arises from nothing more than an improper use of language. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
objectual unity, contextualized behaviour, limit cycling dynamics, single mental self, diachronic singularity, open dynamic structure, single mental thing, facial embodiment, articulating partner, pure consciousness experience, reigning self, bare locus, connective weights, unsteady phase, realistic materialists, embedded reflection, unobservable thoughts, realistic materialism, contextualized action, pure consciousness event, cognitive phenomenology, pearl view, articulate partner, synchronic unity, abbreviated speech Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Journal of Consciousness Studies, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Galen Strawson, Clarendon Press, Harvard University Press, William James, Basic Books, University of Chicago Press, Consciousness Explained, Journal of Philosophy, Charles Bonnet, Martinus Nijhoff, Philosophical Review, University of California Press, Shaun Gallagher, The Principles of Psychology, Academic Press, Lawrence Erlbaum, Princeton University Press, Archives of General Psychiatry, Child Development, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Cornell University Press New!
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