The Body and the Self

A.J. Marcel

ISBN 10: 0262023865 / ISBN 13: 9780262023863

Published by MIT Press, 1995

About this Item

Octavo. First printing, stated. Black boards, black pictorial dust jacket. Previous owner name stamp on bottom edge of text block, top edge has some light marks. Back panel of jacket is bumped at corners and has creasing/edge wear and a small closed tear on bottom left corner. Binding tight, text clean and unmarked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Body and the Self
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262023865
• ISBN 13: 9780262023863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology

About this title

Synopsis

The Body and the Self brings together recent work by philosophers and psychologists on the nature of self-consciousness, the nature of bodily awareness, and the relation between the two. The central problem addressed is How is our grasp of ourselves as one object among others underpinned by the ways in which we use and represent our bodies? The contributors take up such issues as How should we characterize the various distinctive ways we have of being in touch with our own bodies in sensation, proprioception, and action? How exactly does our grip on our bodies as objects connect with our ability to perceive the external environment, and with our ability to engage in various forms of social interaction? Can any of these ways of representing our bodies affect a bridge between body and self?

About the Author

José Luis Bermúdez is a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Anthony Marcel is a Senior Scientist in the Applied Psychology Unit at the Medical Research Council in Cambridge. Naomi Eilan is a Senior Research Fellow at King's College, Cambridge University.