Self-Knowledge for Humans |
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Author:
| Cassam, Quassim |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-877668-0 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $51.77AUD $68.95 |
Book Description:
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Humans are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless, our beliefs eccentric, and our desires irrational. Quassim Cassam develops a new account of self-knowledge which recognises this feature of human life. He argues that self-knowledge is a genuine cognitive achievement, and that self-ignorance is almost always on the cards.
Humans are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless, our beliefs eccentric, and our desires irrational. Quassim Cassam develops a new account of self-knowledge which recognises this feature of human life. He argues that self-knowledge is a genuine cognitive achievement, and that self-ignorance is almost always on the cards.