Voicing Identities (eBook)

The Uses of Inner Speech for Self-Understanding

Francesco Fanti Rovetta (Autor)

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2024
158 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-155628-4 (ISBN)

Infos

We are often asked to describe ourselves. In response, one might propose a few adjectives, or possibly even a brief account of how they became the person they are today. How we develop such self-understanding is a complicated matter involving various cognitive and social processes. Fanti Rovetta contributes to the comprehension of these processes by exploring the role of inner speech, or verbal thought, in self-understanding. Drawing from sociolinguistics, he proposes and applies a novel theoretical framework, a situated approach to inner speech, which emphasizes individual variation, and suggests that each person has a style of inner speaking. Such style of inner speaking constrains the linguistic hermeneutic resources a person can access in thinking about themselves and in making sense of their experiences. Additionally, he investigates the role of inner speech in narrative thinking and in verbal rumination, which are two key mental phenomena related to self-understanding. Throughout the book, the approach adopted is multidisciplinary, integrating philosophical discussion with recent developments in cognitive science, psychology, and linguistics.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.11.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Epistemic Studies
• Reihe/Serie: ISSN
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
• Schlagworte: Identität • Identity • Innere Sprache • Inner speech • Philosophie des Geistes • Philosophy of mind • Selbsterkenntnis • Self-knowledge
• ISBN-10: 3-11-155628-X / 311155628X
• ISBN-13: 978-3-11-155628-4 / 9783111556284