Varieties of Self-Awareness

This collection of chapters written by prominent scholars in their respective fields re-examines the nature of self-awareness in both Western and Eastern philosophy inquires into its diverse and variable modes and significantly broadens the framework of its analysis. The chapters collected focus on reflective and pre-reflective forms of self-awareness as well as the relation between self-awareness and the awareness of things and the world. Included are examinations of the affective and embodied dimensions of self-awareness the distinct forms of self-awareness in memory phantasy and dreams as well as the temporal and spatial nature of self-awareness. This edited volume appeals to students and researchers working in phenomenology and on the philosophy of self-awareness.