Self-belief and agency

Zangwill, Nick

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: Dec 11, 2018
• 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.
• Contract Date: Nov 10, 2017