书名: Self-Knowledge and the Self
作者: David A Jopling (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (September 15, 2000)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415926904
ISBN-13: 978-0415926904
Book Description
Can we ever really answer the question, "who am I"? In this remarkably clear, fresh and persuasive treatment of a long-standing philosophical question, Jopling argues that we can acquire self-knowledge, but that our attempts to know ourselves shape and alter the very self that is their object; that is, the self we come to know is dependent on how it is known. Self-knowledge is a dynamic and self-transformative process which is only possible in interaction with others.
Review
"Jopling's discussion is carried on with remarkable clarity. His presentation of the diverse philosophical positions is balanced and fair. . . . Self-Knowledge and the Self is a work of excellent, sound scholarship, a most significant contribution." -- Hazel Barnes, author of Sartre and Flaubert
"Jopling's book is the most sustained and serious contemporary philosophical reflection on the Delphic injunction Know thyself of which I am aware. Drawing on literature and psychotherapy as well as solid argumentation, it gently but persuasively exposes inadequacies in the individualistic theories of Hampshire, Sartre, and Rorty and sketches the advantages of a more dialogic approach. Ideally, readers should come away not only knowing what it means to know oneself, but also, in some respects, actually knowing themselves better!." -- William L. McBride, author of Social and Political Philosophy
"In this impressive survey, Jopling not only provides incisive critiques of the major contemporary theories of self-knowledge but also introduces a significant alternative approach, one that stresses the role of dialogue and communication." -- Ulric Neisser, editor of Remembering Reconsidered
About the Author
David A. Jopling is Associate Professor of Philosophy at York University in Toronto.
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作者: David A Jopling (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (September 15, 2000)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415926904
ISBN-13: 978-0415926904
Book Description
Can we ever really answer the question, "who am I"? In this remarkably clear, fresh and persuasive treatment of a long-standing philosophical question, Jopling argues that we can acquire self-knowledge, but that our attempts to know ourselves shape and alter the very self that is their object; that is, the self we come to know is dependent on how it is known. Self-knowledge is a dynamic and self-transformative process which is only possible in interaction with others.
Review
"Jopling's discussion is carried on with remarkable clarity. His presentation of the diverse philosophical positions is balanced and fair. . . . Self-Knowledge and the Self is a work of excellent, sound scholarship, a most significant contribution." -- Hazel Barnes, author of Sartre and Flaubert
"Jopling's book is the most sustained and serious contemporary philosophical reflection on the Delphic injunction Know thyself of which I am aware. Drawing on literature and psychotherapy as well as solid argumentation, it gently but persuasively exposes inadequacies in the individualistic theories of Hampshire, Sartre, and Rorty and sketches the advantages of a more dialogic approach. Ideally, readers should come away not only knowing what it means to know oneself, but also, in some respects, actually knowing themselves better!." -- William L. McBride, author of Social and Political Philosophy
"In this impressive survey, Jopling not only provides incisive critiques of the major contemporary theories of self-knowledge but also introduces a significant alternative approach, one that stresses the role of dialogue and communication." -- Ulric Neisser, editor of Remembering Reconsidered
About the Author
David A. Jopling is Associate Professor of Philosophy at York University in Toronto.
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