The Phenomeno-Logic of the I

by Castaneda, Hector-Neri; Kapitan, Tomis; Hart, James G.

• ISBN13: 9780253335067
• ISBN10: 025333506X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

Hector-Neri Castañeda is recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the late-twentieth century. Here readers will find a lively introduction to Castañeda's thought as well as an opportunity to explore his rich and distinct voice. This unique volume will appeal to those interested in the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence as well as students of Castañeda and Latin American philosophy.

Author Biography

Hector-Neri Casta+¦eda (1924-1991) was Mahlon Powell Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University. He was founder and editor of Nous. Among his works are Sprache und Erfahrung, Thinking, Language, and Experience, and Thinking and the Structure of the World.

James G. Hart is Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at Indiana University. He is author of The Person and the Common Life and co-editor (with Lester Embree) of The Phenomenology of Values and Valuing.

Tomis Kapitan is Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University. He is editor of Philosophical Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Note on the Essays	vii
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction
First-Person Reference	3	(14)
Tomis Kapitan
Castaneda: A Continental Philosophical Guise	17	(18)
James G. Hart
The Phenomeno-Logic of the I
`He:' A Study in the Logic of Self-Consciousness	35	(26)
Indicators and Quasi-Indicators	61	(28)
On the Phenomeno-Logic of the I	89	(7)
Philosophical Method and Direct Awareness of the Self	96	(47)
Self-Consciousness, Demonstrative Reference, and the Self-Ascription View of Believing	143	(37)
The Self and the I-Guises, Empirical and Transcendental	180	(24)
First-Person Statements about the Past	204	(8)
Metaphysical Internalism, Selves, and the Indivisible Noumenon (A Fregeo-Kantian Reflection on Descartes's Cagito)	212	(16)
Persons, Egos, and I'sL Their Sameness Relations	228	(23)
I-Structures and the Reflexivity of Self-Consciousness	251	(42)
References	293	(12)
Index	305