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Self-belief and agency

Zangwill, Nick

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Nick Zangwill



Abstract

I argue for the view that we all believe that we exist from the fact that the belief is a presupposition of some of our mental life. We cannot argue from perceptual experience, but we can argue from action. I defend an essentially active (or perhaps “existentialist”) view of the self, and I argue that acting (but not perceiving) presupposes the belief that I exist.

Citation

Zangwill, N. (2017). Self-belief and agency. Journal of Mind and Behavior, 38(1), 35-52

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 1, 2017
Publication Date 2017-12
Deposit Date Nov 10, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of mind and behavior
Print ISSN 0271-0137
Publisher Institute of Mind and Behavior
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 1
Pages 35-52
Keywords Belief, Self, Action, Normativity, Propositional attitudes
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/456440
Additional Information This is a copy of an article published in Journal of mind and behavior, 2017, v.38 issue 1.

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