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3. The Confusion of Standpoint
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xv
- INTRODUCTION. Philosophical Discovery and Philosophical Puzzles 1
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PART ONE: Dream
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THE MEANING OF THE DREAM HYPOTHESIS
- 1. The Dream Hypothesis and the Argument from Internality 27
- 2. The Dream Hypothesis: Identity and the First Person 53
- 3. The Confusion of Standpoint 71
- 4. The Subject Matter of the Dream Hypothesis 84
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DREAM SKEPTICISM
- 5. The Dream Hypothesis and the Skeptical Challenge 101
- 6. Responding to Dream Skepticism 119
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PART TWO: Death
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THE MEANING OF DEATH
- 7. I Will Die 153
- 8. The Subject Matter and “Mineness” of My Death 168
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DEATH AND SOLIPSISM
- 9. Solipsism 185
- 10. Death and the Truth of Solipsism 201
- 11. The Awfulness and Incomprehensibility of Death 215
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PART THREE: The Self
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POSSIBILITY AND THE SELF
- 12. Imagination and the Cartesian Self 237
- 13. Metaphysical Possibility and the Self 255
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THE POSITIONAL CONCEPTION OF THE SELF
- 14. Preliminary Reflections on the Positional Conception of the Self 264
- 15. The Phenomenology of the Subject Position 286
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THE FIRST PERSON
- 16. The Uses of the First Person 321
- 17. What Makes First-Person Reference First Personal? 342
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TIME AND THE SELF
- 18. Temporalizing the Self 359
- 19. The Problem of Personal Identity 370
- 20. Time and the Horizon 394
- 21. My Past 408
- 22. My Future 432
- 23. My Future: The Puzzle of Division 450
- 24. Conclusion: The Extraphilosophical Puzzles 474
- Bibliography 487
- Index 491
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xv
- INTRODUCTION. Philosophical Discovery and Philosophical Puzzles 1
-
PART ONE: Dream
-
THE MEANING OF THE DREAM HYPOTHESIS
- 1. The Dream Hypothesis and the Argument from Internality 27
- 2. The Dream Hypothesis: Identity and the First Person 53
- 3. The Confusion of Standpoint 71
- 4. The Subject Matter of the Dream Hypothesis 84
-
DREAM SKEPTICISM
- 5. The Dream Hypothesis and the Skeptical Challenge 101
- 6. Responding to Dream Skepticism 119
-
PART TWO: Death
-
THE MEANING OF DEATH
- 7. I Will Die 153
- 8. The Subject Matter and “Mineness” of My Death 168
-
DEATH AND SOLIPSISM
- 9. Solipsism 185
- 10. Death and the Truth of Solipsism 201
- 11. The Awfulness and Incomprehensibility of Death 215
-
PART THREE: The Self
-
POSSIBILITY AND THE SELF
- 12. Imagination and the Cartesian Self 237
- 13. Metaphysical Possibility and the Self 255
-
THE POSITIONAL CONCEPTION OF THE SELF
- 14. Preliminary Reflections on the Positional Conception of the Self 264
- 15. The Phenomenology of the Subject Position 286
-
THE FIRST PERSON
- 16. The Uses of the First Person 321
- 17. What Makes First-Person Reference First Personal? 342
-
TIME AND THE SELF
- 18. Temporalizing the Self 359
- 19. The Problem of Personal Identity 370
- 20. Time and the Horizon 394
- 21. My Past 408
- 22. My Future 432
- 23. My Future: The Puzzle of Division 450
- 24. Conclusion: The Extraphilosophical Puzzles 474
- Bibliography 487
- Index 491