{"product_id":"the-self-a-history-9780190087258","title":"The Self: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Patricia Kitcher\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mind \u0026amp; Body\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Self: A History\u003c\/em\u003e explores the ways in which the concept of an 'I' or a 'self' has been developed and deployed at different times in the history of Western Philosophy. It also offers a striking contrast case, the 'interconnected' self, who appears in some expressions of African Philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe I or self seems engulfed in paradoxes. We are selves and we seem to be conscious of ourselves, yet it is very difficult to say what a self is. Although we refer to ourselves, when we try to find or locate ourselves, the I seems elusive. We can find human bodies, but we do not refer to ourselves by referring to our bodies: we do not know that we are raising our hands or thinking hard by looking at our arms or catching a glimpse of our furrowed brows in a mirror. The essays in this volume engage many philosophical resources--metaphysics, epistemology, phenomenology, philosophy of psychology and philosophy of language--to try to shed needed light on these puzzles.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46480050880663,"sku":"9780190087258","price":4977.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190087258.jpg?v=1766307523","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-self-a-history-9780190087258","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}