Offering a pluralist framework for understanding the nature, scope, and limits of self-knowledge from the first-person perspective, Rethinking Introspection argues that, contrary to common misconceptions, introspection does not operate through inner perception but rather develops out of a diverse array of mental states and cognitive processes.

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University of Central Arkansas, USA

Jesse Butler

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Jesse Butler is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Central Arkansas, USA. He works and teaches in the areas of philosophy of mind, epistemology, and philosophy of language, with emphasis on understanding the nature and limits of self-knowledge. His work has appeared most recently in the Journal of Consciousness Studies.

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Book Title: Rethinking Introspection
Book Subtitle: A Pluralist Approach to the First-Person Perspective
Authors: Jesse Butler
Series Title: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137280381
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-28037-4Published: 20 May 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-44767-1Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-28038-1Published: 20 May 2013
Series ISSN: 2946-2959
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2967
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 180
Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Psychology

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