Self-Awareness in Islamic Philosophy: Avicenna and Beyond (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107460805)

This important book investigates the emergence and development of a distinct concept of self-awareness in post-classical, pre-modern Islamic philosophy. Jari Kaukua presents the first extended analysis of Avicenna's arguments on self-awareness - including the flying man, the argument from the unity of experience, the argument against reflection models of self-awareness and the argument from personal identity - arguing that all these arguments hinge on a clearly definable concept of self-awareness as pure first-personality. He substantiates his interpretation with an analysis of Suhrawardī's use of Avicenna's concept and Mullā Sadrā's revision of the underlying concept of selfhood. The study explores evidence for a sustained, pre-modern and non-Western discussion of selfhood and self-awareness, challenging the idea that these concepts are distinctly modern, European concerns. The book will be of interest to a range of readers in history of philosophy, history of ideas, Islamic studies and philosophy of mind.

Author: Jari Kaukua
ISBN-10: 1107460808
ISBN-13: 9781107460805
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2018
Pages: 267
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d