Resumen:
ICS Classic and modern philosophy propose different views on the question of self-knowledge. Ancient philosophy identifies self-knowledge with the knowledge of the soul, which is the principle of unity in man. Modern philosophy is intereseted in subjectivity, but has a problematic view of it. Some currents, like Idealism, consider that a total reflexcion is possible, in which the subjectivity becomes totally present to itself, but others, as Empiricists, are skeptical and even deny the existence of a true subject. The difficulties of the Idealistic project have are uncovered by some contemporary philosophers, like Heidegger and post-modern thinkers. Polo shows how the denial of a reflective and objective knowledge of the person is compatible with the claim that the person is a radical and transcendental act of intellect. The key of this proposal is the affirmation that there are different kinds of acts of the intellect, according to their theme.
Las filosofía clásica y moderna tienen concepciones diferentes del autoconocimiento. La filosofía antigua identifica el autoconocimiento con el conocimien-to del alma, que es el principio que da unidad al hombre. La filosofía moderna está muy interesada en la subjetividad, sobre la que, sinembargo, tiene una visión problemática. Algunas corrientes, como el idealismo, consideran que es posible una reflexión total, en la que la subjetividad se vuelve totalmente presente a sí misma, pero otras, como el empirismo, son escépticas respecto
