Doyle, Casey
(2015)
Four Essays on Self-Knowledge.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
I defend a Constitutivist account of self-knowledge of the intentional attitudes consisting of two claims. First, for a class of self-beliefs, believing that you are in a mental state guarantees being in that state. Second, for a class of mental states, being in that state can be a source of knowledge that you are in it. The first thesis must be accepted in order to explain unique features of self-knowledge including its value, the roles it plays in reasoning, and the way in which it enables self-expression. The second thesis must be accepted in order to maintain the view that in inference a subject takes it that her premises support her conclusion.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| ETD Committee: |
| Title | Member | Email Address | Pitt Username | ORCID |
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| Committee CoChair | McDowell, John | | | | | Committee CoChair | Setiya, Kieran | | | | | Committee Member | Schafer, Karl | | | | | Committee Member | Machery, Edouard | | | |
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| Date: |
18 June 2015 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
6 April 2015 |
| Approval Date: |
18 June 2015 |
| Submission Date: |
17 April 2015 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
139 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Philosophy |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Self-Knowledge |
| Date Deposited: |
18 Jun 2015 15:17 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 14:27 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24970 |
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