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The Expressive Self

The First Person in Speech and Thought
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Expression is typically construed as a relation between two ontologically distinct items-namely, a vehicle and a content-but it is better construed non-relationally, since the content is an intrinsic aspect or quality of the expressive vehicle. Upon this basis, The Expressive Self: The First Person in Speech and Thought argues that the distinctive nature of the first-person perspective must be accounted for in expressive, rather than epistemic, terms. For though others can report on what one expresses, one alone is able to non-relationally express oneself; one alone is able to produce vehicles that are episodes of one's self-consciousness. According to Angel Garcia Rodriguez, the ensuing expressive model of the self provides clarity on some prominent contemporary puzzles, notably Moore's paradox, self-deception, and McKinsey's paradox, given the duality of non-relationally expressive and reporting uses of the underlying first-person claims. Moreover, the phenomena of self-reference and first-person authority, both psychological and bodily, pose no objection to the model. Throughout, the author engages critically with alternative conceptions of the self, delivering a novel account that helps advance the debate about the nature of the self and of the first person.
Angel Garcia Rodriguez is a philosophy lecturer at the University of Murcia.
Acknowledgment Introduction Part I: Models 1. Special Access 2. Expression Part II: Puzzles 3. Moore's Paradox 4. Self-Deception 5. McKinsey's Paradox Part III: Challenges 6. Self-Reference 7. First-Person Authority Conclusion: The Expressive Self References About the Author
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