Self-Knowledge
Self-Knowledge

Author: Brie Gertler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-11-25

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 1136858113

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How do you know your own thoughts and feelings? Do we have ‘privileged access’ to our own minds? Does introspection provide a grasp of a thinking self or ‘I’? The problem of self-knowledge is one of the most fascinating in all of philosophy and has crucial significance for the philosophy of mind and epistemology. In this outstanding introduction Brie Gertler assesses the leading theoretical approaches to self-knowledge, explaining the work of many of the key figures in the field: from Descartes and Kant, through to Bertrand Russell and Gareth Evans, as well as recent work by Tyler Burge, David Chalmers, William Lycan and Sydney Shoemaker. Beginning with an outline of the distinction between self-knowledge and self-awareness and providing essential historical background to the problem, Gertler addresses specific theories of self-knowledge such as the acquaintance theory, the inner sense theory, and the rationalist theory, as well as leading accounts of self-awareness. The book concludes with a critical explication of the dispute between empiricist and rationalist approaches. Including helpful chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary, Self Knowledge is essential reading for those interested in philosophy of mind, epistemology, and personal identity.

Self-Knowledge and Self-Deception
Self-Knowledge and Self-Deception

Author: Hugo Strandberg

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1137538228

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The aim of this book is to acquire a better understanding of the question 'who am I?' By means of the concepts of self-knowledge and self-deception questions about the self are studied. The light in which its topic is seen is the light of love, the light in which other people really become visible and so oneself in one's relation to them.

Self and Deception
Self and Deception

Author: Roger T. Ames

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780791430316

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Distinguished scholars discuss the problem of self-deception, or rather, self and deception.

Self-Deception Unmasked
Self-Deception Unmasked

Author: Alfred R. Mele

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0691057451

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Self-deception raises complex questions about the nature of belief and the structure of the human mind. In this book, Alfred Mele addresses four of the most critical of these questions: What is it to deceive oneself? How do we deceive ourselves? Why do we deceive ourselves? Is self-deception really possible? Drawing on cutting-edge empirical research on everyday reasoning and biases, Mele takes issue with commonplace attempts to equate the processes of self-deception with those of stereotypical interpersonal deception. Such attempts, he demonstrates, are fundamentally misguided, particularly in the assumption that self-deception is intentional. In their place, Mele proposes a compelling, empirically informed account of the motivational causes of biased beliefs. At the heart of this theory is an appreciation of how emotion and motivation may, without our knowing it, bias our assessment of evidence for beliefs. Highlighting motivation and emotion, Mele develops a pair of approaches for explaining the two forms of self-deception: the "straight" form, in which we believe what we want to be true, and the "twisted" form, in which we believe what we wish to be false. Underlying Mele's work is an abiding interest in understanding and explaining the behavior of real human beings. The result is a comprehensive, elegant, empirically grounded theory of everyday self-deception that should engage philosophers and social scientists alike.

Handbook of Self-Knowledge
Handbook of Self-Knowledge

Author: Simine Vazire

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2012-06-20

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 1462505112

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An exploration of self-knowledge looks at current research on how people perceive their own thoughts, feelings, traits, and behavior, with coverage encompassing the mental, behavioral, biological, and social structures that underlie self-knowledge.

Deceit and Self-Deception
Deceit and Self-Deception

Author: Robert Trivers

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: 2014-01-30

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 9780141019918

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We lie to ourselves every day: about how well we drive, how much we're enjoying ourselves - even how good looking we are. In this ground-breaking book, Robert Trivers examines not only how we self-deceive, but also why, taking fascinating examples from aviation disasters, con artists, sexual betrayals and conflicts within families. Revealing, provocative and witty, Deceit and Self-Deception is one of the most vital books written this century, and will make you rethink everything that you think you know. 'Original and important . . . remarkable, thick with ideas.' Financial Times 'One of the great thinkers in the history of Western thought.' Steven Pinker 'A swift tour of links between deception and evolutionary progress . . . fascinating.' Economist 'I devoured it from cover to cover . . . exhilarating.' Guardian 'A powerful book . . . essential for anyone who wants to try to counter their own unconscious biases.' Independent

Vital Lies, Simple Truths
Vital Lies, Simple Truths

Author: Daniel Goleman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0684831074

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A penetrating analysis of the dark corners of human deception, enlivened by intriguing case histories and experiments.

Perspectives on Self-Deception
Perspectives on Self-Deception

Author: Brian P. McLaughlin

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1988-09

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9780520061231

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Students of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and literature will welcome this collection of original essays on self-deception and related phenomena such as wishful thinking, bad faith, and false consciousness. The book has six sections, each exploring self-deception and related phenomena from a different perspective.

Political Self-Deception
Political Self-Deception

Author: Anna Elisabetta Galeotti

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-09-13

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1108423728

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Explores self-deception and its consequences for political decision-making.

Addictive Thinking
Addictive Thinking

Author: Abraham J Twerski

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-06-03

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1592858066

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Author Abraham Twerski reveals how self-deceptive thought can undermine self-esteem and threaten the sobriety of a recovering individuals and offers hope to those seeking a healthy and rewarding recovery. In addiction, a person with a substance use disorder undergoes a negative change in thinking and behavioral patterns. A person’s character is overthrown by addictive thinking: displacement, projection, shame, and hypersensitivity are addiction’s survival mechanisms. With Addictive Thinking, both addicts and loved ones familiarize themselves with these addictive signatures and more, and begin the fight for recovery. With more than 200,000 copies of Addictive Thinking sold worldwide, the eminent Abraham Twerski, M.D., outlines the destructive and terrifying illogic that marries a person with a substance use disorder to his addiction. “Stinking thinking” and irrational thought are byproducts of addiction and they only worsen with time. Twerski, with a deep psychological understanding, steps in to explain and contextualize all of the actions that arise from addictive thinking. It might be easier to point at abnormal behavior from an addict and simply think, “there she goes again.” But there is reason and consistency underneath the pandemonium. If nothing is learned, if nothing is done, an addict’s rock bottom will continue to sink. By educating oneself about the addictive illogic and its reasoning, one will understand why the person behaves as she does and how everyone in her life becomes controlled by addiction. Then control can be taken back.