{"product_id":"judging-ones-own-case-rational-implications-of-self-awareness-9780197851678","title":"Judging One's Own Case: Rational Implications of Self-Awareness","description":"When thinkers are sophisticated enough to reflect on their own thinking, epistemological questions arise about the relation between two things: (1) what the thinker is rational to believe about their own thinking; and (2) what the thinker is rational to believe about things in general. Some have argued that evidence about one's thinking (so-called \"higher-order\" evidence) is generally irrelevant to what one is rational to believe about matters that have nothing direct to do with one's thinking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eJudging One's Own Case\u003c\/em\u003e, David Christensen defends and develops the opposite view: that higher-order evidence often has dramatic effects on what it's rational to believe about matters in general. This position poses a puzzle: One must judge one's own thinking from one's own perspective-a perspective that includes the thinking to be judged. So how to avoid question-beggingly positive self-assessments? Christensen answers this question by developing a structural description of how higher-order evidence and ordinary evidence interact. He also explores some surprising implications of this position, including: limiting the power of clear deductive arguments; recognizing that rational requirements can conflict; allowing cases where it's rational to have beliefs one rationally thinks irrational; acknowledging that the correct theory of rationality may not be rationally believable; and precluding philosophers from having rational confidence in the theories they develop and defend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Christensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.64h x 5.93w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197851678","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48405897117833,"sku":"9780197851678","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_5d968987-a519-4db7-9f71-92eb348dc2a5.jpg?v=1790059374","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/judging-ones-own-case-rational-implications-of-self-awareness-9780197851678","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}