Thinking on Thinking : Studies in Mind, Meaning, and Subjectivity.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berchman, Robert M.

Series:

Foro Di Studi Avanzati Series

Foro di Studi Avanzati

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thought and thinking.

Subjectivity.

Neoplatonism.

Plotinus.

Origen.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Eugene : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"Aristotle and Plotinus set the horizon of inquiry--thinking is thinking on thinking. Discussion of mind, meaning, and subjectivity begins with the question, How is thinking on thinking different from the kind of thinking with which we are familiar? The answer is that 'thinking on thinking' is about the presuppositions, concepts, and problems that generate questions in ancient and modern metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language. Topics examined include the nature of intentionality and meaning, identity and relation, mind and consciousness, self-identity and subjectivity--which lead into discussions concerning other minds, the limits of thought and language, and the emergence of aesthetics of the self. The effects of 'thinking on thinking' are mapped, particularly in parsing problems in ancient, modern analytic, and phenomenological thought, with advocacy of its importance in the present age"-- Back cover.

Contents:

Distinctions

Absolute presuppositions

Naming, intentionally, and meaning

Limits of thought and language

Identity, relation, modality

Rethinking categories

Transcendentals and methodological solipsism

In and between mind and consciousness

Touching self-identity and subjectivity

Other minds

A beautiful mind

Aesthetics emerging

Fracture and return

Conclusion : Flatland.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781725273832

1725273837

OCLC:

1475936852