Debating Self-Knowledge
eBook - PDF

Debating Self-Knowledge

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Debating Self-Knowledge

About this book

Language users ordinarily suppose that they know what thoughts their own utterances express. We can call this supposed knowledge minimal self-knowledge. But what does it come to? And do we actually have it? Anti-individualism implies that the thoughts which a person's utterances express are partly determined by facts about their social and physical environments. If anti-individualism is true, then there are some apparently coherent sceptical hypotheses that conflict with our supposition that we have minimal self-knowledge. In this book, Anthony Brueckner and Gary Ebbs debate how to characterize this problem and develop opposing views of what it shows. Their discussion is the only sustained, in-depth debate about anti-individualism, scepticism and knowledge of one's own thoughts, and will interest both scholars and graduate students in philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and epistemology.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Debating Self-Knowledge by Anthony Brueckner,Gary Ebbs in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Philosophy & Epistemology in Philosophy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. DEBATING SELF-KNOWLEDGE
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. CHAPTER 1: Brains in a vat
  10. CHAPTER 2: Skepticism, objectivity, and brains in vats
  11. CHAPTER 3: Ebbs on skepticism, objectivity, and brains in vats
  12. CHAPTER 4: The dialectical context of Putnam’s argument that we are not brains in vats
  13. CHAPTER 5: Trying to get outside your own skin
  14. CHAPTER 6: Can we take our words at face value?
  15. CHAPTER 7: Is skepticism about self-knowledge incoherent?
  16. CHAPTER 8: Is skepticism about self-knowledge coherent?
  17. CHAPTER 9: The coherence of skepticism about self-knowledge
  18. CHAPTER 10: Why skepticism about self-knowledge is self-undermining
  19. CHAPTER 11: Skepticism about self-knowledge redux
  20. CHAPTER 12: Self-knowledge in doubt
  21. CHAPTER 13: Looking back
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index