| Description |
1 online resource (x, 173 pages) |
| Contents |
1. The threat of scepticism. A sceptical argument. The subject of scepticism 2. Reframing scepticism I: J.L. Austin. Austin and the problem of other minds. Austin and the metaphysical legacy of Frege's philosophy 3. Reframing scepticism II: Heidegger. Heidegger and the tradition. Heidegger's analysis of Dasein. Splitting the phenomenon of being with 4. The human animal. The being of animals. The spirit of the lion 5. Philosophy and the ideal of exactness. Derrida and the affirmation of dissemination. Wittgenstein and the Augustinian picture of language 6. Rules and events of language. The phenomenon of language. The limits of calculability 7. Communication and iterability. Repetitions of the same. Writing and communication. Transforming the traditional model of communication 8. Reading the other. Criteria and other minds. McDowell on other minds. On being with others. Closing remarks |
| Summary |
On Being With Others is an outstanding and compelling uncovering of one of the key questions in philosophy: how can we claim to have knowledge of minds other than our own? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-168) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Heidegger, Martin. swd |
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Derrida, Jacques. swd |
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig. swd |
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Other minds (Theory of knowledge)
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Other (Philosophy)
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PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
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Other (Philosophy)
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Other minds (Theory of knowledge)
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Erkenntnistheorie
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Filosofie van de geest.
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Kennistheorie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203003640 |
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0203003640 |
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9780415171236 |
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0415171237 |
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9780415171243 |
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0415171245 |
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