Reflexivity: From Paradox to Consciousness

Nicholas Rescher; Patrick Grim

Published by De Gruyter 2012

Reflexivity

From Paradox to Consciousness

Nicholas Rescher and Patrick Grim

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110320183

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About this book

The book seeks to characterize reflexive conceptual structures more thoroughly and more precisely than has been done before, making explicit the structure of paradox and the clear connections to major logical results. The goal is to trace the structure of reflexivity in sentences, sets, and systems, but also as it appears in propositional attitudes, mental states, perspectives and processes. What an understanding of patterns of reflexivity offers is a deeper and de-mystified understanding of issues of semantics, free will, and the nature of consciousness.

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PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	2
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter 1: THE DYNAMIC STRUCTURE OF PARADOX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 2: THE LIMITATIVE THEOREMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Chapter 3: NIHILISM, SKEPTICISM, AND THE COGITO Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Chapter 4: THE ROLES OF REFERENCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Chapter 5: THE MYSTERIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Chapter 6: MYSTERIES OF SEMANTICS AND FREE WILL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Chapter 7: CONCLUSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Main content: 190
Illustrations
- Other: Zahlr. Abb.
Keywords: Consciousness; Philosophie; Pragmatism

eBook

Published: May 2, 2013
ISBN: 9783110320183

Hardcover

Published: February 21, 2012
ISBN: 9783110319989