Ideas of Quassim Cassam, by Theme
[British, fl. 1995, Of Wadham College, Oxford. Then at London University, then Professor at Cambridge University.]
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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / a. Self needs body
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If we have a pain, we are strongly aware of the bodily self
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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 1. Introspection
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Knowledge of thoughts covers both their existence and their contents
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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 2. Knowing the Self
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Outer senses are as important as introspection in the acquisition of self-knowledge
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Is there a mode of self-awareness that isn't perception, and could it give self-knowledge?
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Neither self-consciousness nor self-reference require self-knowledge
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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 3. Limits of Introspection
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We can't introspect ourselves as objects, because that would involve possible error
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