The Philosopher's "I" -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Writing the Self -- GROUNDWORK FOR A STUDY OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- WRITING THE EXAMINED LIFE -- THE RATIONALE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICALWRITING -- AUTOBIOGRAPHY AS CONFESSION -- FEATURES OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING -- CONCLUSIONS -- 2. Bifurcating the Self -- SELF-ASCRIPTION AND SELF-DESCRIPTION -- THE INNER SELF -- THE OUTER SELF -- CONCLUSIONS -- 3. Masking the Self -- DECEPTION AND CONCEALMENT -- KNOWLEDGE AND TRUTH IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- SELF-DECEPTION -- SELF-CONCEALMENT -- SELF-MASKING -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4. Transforming the Self -- THE DIALECTIC OF PHILOSOPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- INTERPRETATION AND UNDERSTANDING -- GRACIA ON INTERPRETATION -- GADAMER ON TRUTH IN INTERPRETATION -- NIETZSCHE AND THE SUBVERSION OF THE SELF -- WRITING THE AUTHOR -- WRITING GENDER -- CONCLUSIONS -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.