Persons and Mysterianism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9689549 |
|---|---|
| Authors | HAGIT BENBAJI (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 165-188 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217313000231 |
| OpenAlex | W2334176603 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
The aim of this paper is to argue against the widely held view that our concept of person is purely mental. Utilizing an Anscombian scenario, in which reports on one’s own actions are made on the basis of observation, I argue that such “pilots in their ships,” as it were, cannot self-ascribe bodily properties. The mere fact that we feel in our bodies unlike pilots in their ships cannot generate the intuition that we are bodily: as long as we conceive ourselves as purely mental, the fact that we are bodily beings remains an inexplicable mystery
Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Intuition · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology
Persons and Bodies
Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy
Physical Realization
Self-Reference and Self-Awareness
The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter
The Real Distinction Between Mind and Body
Individuals
What Is It Like to Be a Bat
Précis of What Am I
The Epistemic/Ontic Divide
Almog on Descartes's Mind and Body
Précis of Persons and Bodies
Persons and their Properties
| Highly cited | No |
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