Self-Awareness in Islamic Philosophy: Avicenna and Beyond

di Jari Kaukua (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2018

This important book investigates the emergence and development of a distinct concept of self-awareness in post-classical, pre-modern Islamic philosophy. Jari Kaukua presents the first extended analysis of Avicenna's arguments on self-awareness - including the flying man, the argument from the unity of experience, the argument against reflection models of self-awareness and the argument from personal identity - arguing that all these arguments hinge on a clearly definable concept of self-awareness as pure first-personality. He substantiates his interpretation with an analysis of Suhrawardi's use of Avicenna's concept and Mulla Sadra's revision of the underlying concept of selfhood. The study explores evidence for a sustained, pre-modern and non-Western discussion of selfhood and self-awareness, challenging the idea that these concepts are distinctly modern, European concerns. The book will be of interest to a range of readers in history of philosophy, history of ideas, Islamic studies and philosophy of mind.

• Autore: Jari Kaukua
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2018
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 267 p.
• Dimensioni: 230 x 153 mm
• Peso: 420 gr.
• EAN: 9781107460805

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