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It seems to me that this is a clear example of an issue to be addressed by the empirical methods of natural philosophy (i.e. science) rather than by introspecti
by mannykannot 2y ago
It seems to me that this is a clear example of an issue to be addressed by the empirical methods of natural philosophy (i.e. science) rather than by introspection of one’s own experience and of other peoples’ reports on their introspection. There is a meme in the philosophy of mind which asserts that we cannot be mistaken about our experiences, but if that has any validity, I think it is only for our most immediate experiences, not what we make of them.
- llamaimperative 2y agoHow can a question of perception be answered outside of a perceiving system?
- mannykannot 2y agoHow can a question of stellar physics be addressed outside of a star? The thing is, one needs (or so I suppose) a perceiving system to address questions of any sort, and why would minds be different? I am merely doubting that introspection is sufficient. I strongly suspect that most of what goes on in our brains is inaccessible to our conscious minds.