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The Embodied Self
Cassam (2013) The Embodied Self
Abstract
- This article examines the concept of the so-called embodied self. It attempts to answer the metaphysical question about the relation between body and self, the phenomenological question about the nature of our awareness of our own body, and the epistemological question of whether anything is special about the knowledge we have of our own bodies. It considers arguments in favour and against the claim that the person is identical with body. It also evaluates whether bodily awareness is a form of self-awareness.
- Concepts Brain, Cognitive Biases, Embodiment, Epistemology, Identity, Intuition, Philosophy of Mind, Selfhood
- Relevant learning goals Conceptual Thinking, Critical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Thinking
- Relevant subject areas Philosophy, Selfhood in Philosophy
- Relevant projects Annotated Reading List, Decentralized Self, Understanding Agency
- Relevant school improvement goals Conceptual pluralism, Conceptual understanding
