{"product_id":"the-bodily-self-selected-essays-paperback","title":"The Bodily Self: Selected Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJose Luis Bermudez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays on the role of the body in self-consciousness, showing that full-fledged, linguistic self-consciousness is built on a rich foundation of primitive, nonconceptual self-consciousness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese essays explore how the rich and sophisticated forms of self-consciousness with which we are most familiar--as philosophers, psychologists, and as ordinary, reflective individuals--depend on a complex underpinning that has been largely invisible to students of the self and self-consciousness. José Luis Bermúdez, extending the insights of his groundbreaking 1998 book, \u003ci\u003eThe Paradox of Self-Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e, argues that full-fledged, linguistic self-consciousness is built on a rich foundation of primitive, nonconceptual self-consciousness, and that these more primitive forms of self-consciousness persist in ways that frame self-conscious thought. They extend throughout the animal kingdom, and some are present in newborn human infants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBermúdez makes the case that these primitive forms of self-awareness can indeed be described as forms of self-consciousness, arguing that they share certain structural and epistemological features with full-fledged, linguistic self-consciousness. He offers accounts of certain important classes of states of nonconceptual content, including the self-specifying dimension of visual perception and the content of bodily awareness, considering how they represent the self. And he explores the general role of nonconceptual self-consciousness in our cognitive and affective lives, examining in several essays the relation between nonconceptual awareness of our bodies and what has been called our \"sense of ownership\" for our own bodies.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé Luis Bermúdez is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Body and the Self\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press) and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paradox of Self-Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press) and several other books, including most recently \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding \"I\" Language and Thought\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47736757977309,"sku":"9780262551083","price":77.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ZijVvPNLUQ9780262551083.webp?v=1775267782","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-bodily-self-selected-essays-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}