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The philosopher dazzling audiences today is 44-year-old Cassam, who has just deserted Oxford to become Chair of Philosophy at University College, London. Described by the distinguished Sir Peter Stawson as the cest student he ever had, he specialises in the philosophy of knowledge, exemplified by works like his Self and World. Evening Standard Cassam's book deals with fascinating topics ... ingenious handling of the many arguments and objections he explores. Andrew Brook, Mind, Vol. 110,Jan 01

<br> Extraordinarily clear, thorough, balanced, accurate, and judicious. Cassam's book significantly advances our understanding of these questions. --Derek Parfit<p><br> In this book Cassam argues for the thesis that a necessary part of being conscious of oneself as a subject of thought and experience is the being conscious of oneself as a corporeal object among others. The sustained and intricate argument refers both to such great predecessors as Descartes, Locke, Hume, and Kant and to many of our own contemporaries. Rarely, if ever, has the intractable problem of self-consciousness been handled with such thoroughness, subtlety, and precision. Dr. Cassam's book will be indispensable to any philosopher concerned with this difficult topic. --Sir Peter Strawson<p><br>

Extraordinarily clear, thorough, balanced, accurate, and judicious. Cassam's book significantly advances our understanding of these questions. --Derek Parfit<br> In this book Cassam argues for the thesis that a necessary part of being conscious of oneself as a subject of thought and experience is the being conscious of oneself as a corporeal object among others. The sustained and intricate argument refers both to such great predecessors as Descartes, Locke, Hume, and Kant and to many of our own contemporaries. Rarely, if ever, has the intractable problem of self-consciousness been handled with such thoroughness, subtlety, and precision. Dr. Cassam's book will be indispensable to any philosopher concerned with this difficult topic. --Sir Peter Strawson<br>

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Quassim Cassam has been Lecturer in Philosophy at Oxford University, and Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford, since 1986. In 1993 he was Visiting Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

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