{"product_id":"selves-in-doubt","title":"Selves in Doubt","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Selves in Doubt, Eli Hirsch focuses on the importance of the first-person perspective to a normal human level of rational thought and behavior. Hirsch argues that an \"I-blind\" beingDLone who lacks the capacity to employ the first-person pronounDLcould not be fully rational; nor could they acquire normal knowledge of physical reality. The meaning of the first-person pronoun is shown to have a particular bearing on the anomalous context of split-brain patients and generalizations of that context. Hirsch critiques Parfit's suggestion that a better language might eliminate or revise the concept of personal identity and the use of the first-person pronoun, on the grounds that the first-person perspective must remain as it is because the capacity to employ the first-person pronoun is a necessary condition for a language to be suitable for rational beings. Hirsch also contends that, contrary to Lewis and Sider, it may be difficult to find any other necessary condition for a language to be suitable for rational beings. A bold claim defended later in the book is that it is metaphysically impossible to be sane while doubting the reality of other selves. This claim leads to a discussion of skepticism, and the final chapter consists in reflections on how facing skepticism relates to facing death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eli Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43642916864061,"sku":"9780197813980","price":194.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780197813980.jpg?v=1789677158","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/selves-in-doubt","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}