How do you grasp the contents of your mind - your desires, your fears, your sensations, your beliefs? We typically think that we are better able to discern our own mental states than others are. But is this correct? And if it is, what explains your special or 'privileged' access to your own states? Privileged Access is a comprehensive anthology of new and seminal essays, by leading philosophers, about the nature of self-knowledge. Most of the essays are new, including specially commissioned contributions from such prominent thinkers as BermA dez, Dretske, Lycan, Sosa and others, but the...
How do you grasp the contents of your mind - your desires, your fears, your sensations, your beliefs? We typically think that we are better able to di...