{"product_id":"the-opacity-of-mind-an-integrative-theory-of-self-knowledge-paperback","title":"The Opacity of Mind: An Integrative Theory of Self-Knowledge - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Carruthers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is widely believed that people have privileged and authoritative access to their own thoughts, and many theories have been proposed to explain this supposed fact. \u003cem\u003eThe Opacity of Mind\u003c\/em\u003e challenges the consensus view and subjects the theories in question to critical scrutiny, while showing that they are not protected against the findings of cognitive science by belonging to a separate \"explanatory space.\" The book argues that our access to our own thoughts is almost always interpretive, grounded in perceptual awareness of our own circumstances and behavior, together with our own sensory imagery (including inner speech). In fact our access to our own thoughts is no different in principle from our access to the thoughts of other people, utilizing the conceptual and inferential resources of the same \"mindreading\" faculty, and relying on many of the same sources of evidence. Peter Carruthers proposes and defends the Interpretive Sensory-Access (ISA) theory of self-knowledge. This is\u003cbr\u003esupported through comprehensive examination of many different types of evidence from across cognitive science, integrating a diverse set of findings into a single well-articulated theory. One outcome is that there are hardly any kinds of conscious thought. Another is that there is no such thing as conscious agency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with Carruthers' usual clarity and directness, this book will be essential reading for philosophers interested in self-knowledge, consciousness, and related areas of philosophy. It will also be of vital interest to cognitive scientists, since it casts the existing data in a new theoretical light. Moreover, the ISA theory makes many new predictions while also suggesting constraints and controls that should be placed on future experimental investigations of self-knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Carruthers\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland. He has published widely across different areas of philosophy of mind and cognitive science. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Architecture of the Mind: Massive Modularity and the Flexibility of Thought\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2006), \u003cem\u003ePhenomenal Consciousness: A Naturalistic Theory\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2000), and seven co-edited collections of original interdisciplinary essays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039989436496,"sku":"9780199685141","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/MmpQdDhrRzFaalA1TkI4T0Y2NWM0QT09.webp?v=1771841885","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-opacity-of-mind-an-integrative-theory-of-self-knowledge-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}