Reflexivity : from paradox to consciousness / Patrick Grim, Nicholas Rescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grim, Patrick.

Contributor:

Rescher, Nicholas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reflection (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The book seeks to characterize reflexive conceptual structures more thoroughly and more precisely than has been done before, making explicit the structure of paradox and the clear connections to major logical results. The goal is to trace the structure of reflexivity in sentences, sets, and systems, but also as it appears in propositional attitudes, mental states, perspectives and processes. What an understanding of patterns of reflexivity offers is a deeper and de-mystified understanding of issues of semantics, free will, and the nature of consciousness.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: THE DYNAMIC STRUCTURE OF PARADOX

Chapter 2: THE LIMITATIVE THEOREMS

Chapter 3: NIHILISM, SKEPTICISM, AND THE COGITO

Chapter 4: THE ROLES OF REFERENCE

Chapter 5: THE MYSTERIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Chapter 6: MYSTERIES OF SEMANTICS AND FREE WILL

Chapter 7: CONCLUSION

APPENDICES

NAME INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-032018-5

OCLC:

851972076