Papers by David H . Finkelstein
Teorema: Revista internacional de filosofía, 2011
Expression and the Inner (hereafter, "E&I") has two parts. In Part I, which comprises the book's ... more Expression and the Inner (hereafter, "E&I") has two parts. In Part I, which comprises the book's first three chapters, I outline and criticize three approaches toward understanding what philosophers call "first-person authority," i.e., the sort of authority with which we speak about our own attitudes, feelings, emotions, or sensations. In Part II, which comprises the next three chapters, I spell out what I take to be a better approach toward making sense of first-person authority, one that has its roots (and many of its branches too) in Wittgenstein's late writings. Also in Part II, I discuss a variety of related topics, among them: Wittgenstein on rule-following and on the expressive dimension of psychological self-ascriptions, the distinction between conscious psychological states and unconscious ones, and what the mental life of a non-linguistic animal has in common with our sort of mental life. In what follows, I'll say a little bit about each of the book's six chapters.
Philosophical Review, 2008
I am very grateful to Josep Corbi and Luis Valdes for inviting my participation in this symposium... more I am very grateful to Josep Corbi and Luis Valdes for inviting my participation in this symposium as well as at the 6 Inter-University Workshop on Mind, Art, and Morality. Both of them have been wonderful throughout this process. I am also grateful to the symposium contributors — Josep Corbi, Josep Prades, John McDowell, Barry Stroud, and Jesus Vega-Encabo — for their insightful and (mostly) sympathetic comments on Expression and the Inner (henceforth “E&I”). I feel tremendously lucky to have such an exceptional group of scholars engaging with my work, and I’m painfully aware of the fact that my replies leave many questions and criticisms unanswered.
Teorema Revista Internacional De Filosofia, 2011
Expression and the Inner (hereafter, "E&I") has two parts. In Part I, which comprises the book's ... more Expression and the Inner (hereafter, "E&I") has two parts. In Part I, which comprises the book's first three chapters, I outline and criticize three approaches toward understanding what philosophers call "first-person authority," i.e., the sort of authority with which we speak about our own attitudes, feelings, emotions, or sensations. In Part II, which comprises the next three chapters, I spell out what I take to be a better approach toward making sense of first-person authority, one that has its roots (and many of its branches too) in Wittgenstein's late writings. Also in Part II, I discuss a variety of related topics, among them: Wittgenstein on rule-following and on the expressive dimension of psychological self-ascriptions, the distinction between conscious psychological states and unconscious ones, and what the mental life of a non-linguistic animal has in common with our sort of mental life. In what follows, I'll say a little bit about each of the book's six chapters.
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1960
American Philosophical Quarterly
... The corresponding use of "unconscious" means unaware. Among the things I might beco... more ... The corresponding use of "unconscious" means unaware. Among the things I might become aware, or conscious, c/are my own states of mind. ...
Philosophical Topics, 1999
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Papers by David H . Finkelstein