The Problem of the Essential Indexical: And Other Essays

by John R. Perry

Book Overview

A collection of twelve essays by John Perry and two essays he co-authored, this book deals with various problems related to "self-locating beliefs" the sorts of beliefs one expresses with indexicals and demonstratives, like "I" and "this". In the early essays, Perry argues that an account of these beliefs requires us to distinguish what is believed from how it is believed, and the rest of the essays discuss various aspects and implications of that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195049993
• ISBN13: 9780195049992
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"