Self-Awareness and The Elusive Subject

Robert J. Howell

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Oxford University Press
29 June 2023

Phenomenology & Existentialism; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy of mind

Self-Awareness and The Elusive Subject explores the puzzling fact that we are certain of the existence of a subject of experience despite its being objectively and subjectively elusive. It is objectively elusive in that, like phenomenal states, it cannot be found from the third-person perspective. It is subjectively elusive because it also cannot be found in introspection. On the one hand, then, the author agrees with the Buddhists and philosophers like Hume and Sartre that the self cannot be found in experience. He sides with Descartes', on the other hand, arguing the subject of experience exists and that we have certainty of the cogito. Along the way the book considers the claim that phenomenal states have

By: Robert J. Howell
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9780192849236
ISBN 10: 0192849239
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 29 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction 2: The Knowledge Argument and the Subject of Experience 3: Introspective Elusiveness 4: Against Subjective Character 5: Pre-Reflective Self-Consciousness 6: I-Thoughts and Self-Awareness

Robert J. Howell is Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He has published numerous articles in a wide range of areas including philosophy of mind, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. He is the author of Consciousness and the Limits of Objectivity (Oxford University Press, 2013). With Torin Alter he has co-authored A Dialogue on Consciousness (Oxford University Press, 2009) and The God Dialogues (Oxford University Press, 2011). He is a member of SMU's Academy of Distinguished Teachers.

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Self-Awareness and The Elusive Subject

Robert J. Howell

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