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Self-trust : a study of reason, knowledge, and autonomy
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lehrer, Keith, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy of mind.
- Human beings.
- Self (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 204 pages): illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A personal view of central aspects of the human condition, such as reason, knowledge, wisdom, autonomy, love, consensus, and consciousness. The author argues that what is uniquely human is our capacity for evaluating our own mental states.
- Contents:
- 1. Self-Trust and the Loop of Reason
- 2. Knowledge and Wisdom
- 3. Trustworthiness and Supervenience
- 4. Conflict and Autonomy
- 5. Love and Transcendence
- 6. Trustworthiness and Consensus
- 7. Evaluation and Consciousness
- 8. The Mathematical Loop of Estavayer.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-80717-2
- OCLC:
- 1027167553
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