Practical Self

The Practical Self argues that self-consciousness requires faith in ourselves as the agents of our thinking and that this faith is sustained by practices which relate us to other thinkers. Self-consciousness connects us to a world of others.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1.: Isolation


• 2.: Retreat


• 3.: Lightning


• 4.: Faith


• 5.: Practice


• Acknowledgements


• Abbreviations


• Bibliography

About the author

Anil Gomes is Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Trinity College, Oxford, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He studied for his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Oxford, before working in the civil service and the Houses of Parliament. His first academic appointment was at Birkbeck College in the University of London. He was appointed to his Fellowship in Oxford in 2011.

Summary

The Practical Self argues that self-consciousness requires faith in ourselves as the agents of our thinking and that this faith is sustained by practices which relate us to other thinkers. Self-consciousness connects us to a world of others.

Product details

• Authors: Anil Gomes, Prof Anil (Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy Gomes
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2024
• EAN: 9780198864905
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886490-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge