The topic of introspection stands at the interface between questions in epistemology about the nature of self-knowledge and questions in the philosophy of mind about the nature of consciousness. What is the nature of introspection such that it provides us with a distinctive way of knowing about our own conscious mental states? And what is the nature of consciousness such that we can know about our own conscious mental states by introspection? How should we understand the relationship between consciousness and introspective self-knowledge? Should we explain consciousness in terms of introspective self-knowledge or vice versa? Until recently, questions in epistemology and the philosophy of mind were pursued largely in isolation from one another. This volume aims to integrate these two lines of research by bringing together fourteen new essays and one reprinted essay on the relationship between introspection, self-knowledge, and consciousness.

"So often do the spirits of great events stride on before the events. And in today already walks tomorrow." - Coleridge. By such words are we reminded to review the past, evaluate the present, and to contemplate the future. This South Carolina is doing in celebrating her three-hundredth birthday. It is altogether fitting that the State Board of Health should pause in introspection. We salute those who have preceded us and left to us a heritage rich in public health accomplishments. The next century will not be an easy one. This is the penalty that must be exacted if we are to meet the tremendous challenge of a world involved in explosive scientific growth, social change, and health needs. The dedication of South Carolinians to progress in past centuries is a source of pride and inspiration as we plan for the future -- for "in today already walks tomorrow." - E. Kenneth Aycock, State Health Officer - p. 3.

An in-depth investigation into the phenomenology of conscious experience - the nature of awareness; introspection; phenomenal space and time consciousness. A fascinating and probing study.

In Introspection, Peter Kaufman, changes focus and starts out by giving readers a major volume of his poetry concerning the ever changing variety of communication, thinking and philosophy, of all kinds, in human life today; included is the assistance of an exceptional artist who again adds her illustrative talent to the printed word. C P Snow, a great writer, wrote in Th e Realist, Preface, 1978, ----a writers life is not just connected with his work; it cannot be separated from his life. Introspection illustrates Snows thoughts dramatically.

This magisterial book is the first comprehensive interpretive and critical study of one of America's foremost philosophers and psychologists. Gerald Myers traces James's life and career and then uses this fresh biographical information to illuminate his writings and ideas.

Based on Wootton's Bipolar in Order Seminar that he has developed over the past two years, this book focuses on the positive approach to the bipolar condition. It is about coming to an acceptance of oneself while striving to become a better person.

Sydney Shoemaker is one of the most influential philosophers currently writing on philosophy of mind and metaphysics. The essays in this collection deal with the way in which we know our own minds, and with the nature of those mental states of which we have our most direct conscious awareness. Professor Shoemaker opposes the 'inner sense' conception of introspective self-knowledge. He defends the view that perceptual and sensory states have non-representational features - 'qualia' - that determine what it is like to have them. Amongst the other topics covered are the unity of consciousness, and the idea that the 'first-person perspective' gives a privileged route to philosophical understanding of the nature of mind. This major collection is sure to prove invaluable to all advanced students of the philosophy of mind and cognitive science.