On Myself, and Other, Less Important Subjects
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On Myself, and Other, Less Important Subjects
By (Author) Caspar Hare
Introduction by Mark Johnston
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
29th January 2018
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Ethics and moral philosophy
Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge
126
Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2010
Physical Properties
Paperback
136
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
Caspar Hare makes an original and compelling case for "egocentric presentism," a view about the nature of first-person experience, about what happens when we see things from our own particular point of view. A natural thought about our first-person experience is that "all and only the things of which I am aware are present to me." Hare, however, go
Reviews
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010 "This short book raises all the big questions that drive much of modern philosophy--metaphysical questions regarding personal identity, solipsism, and self-consciousness; and normative questions concerning what one should value and how one should act. Written clearly, but technically, this often-illustrated volume not only will provoke debates on key issues in contemporary philosophy, but also offers well-defended solutions to those debates."--Choice "[A] short, stylish, and ingenious monograph."--Rory Madden, Mind
Author Bio
Caspar John Hare is associate professor of philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
