Tuesday,
28 September 2004
What’s
the Use of Introspection?
Dominic
Murphy
Humanities
and Social SciencesCalifornia Institute of Technology
12:05 pm, 817R Cathedral of Learning
Abstract: This talk
discusses the connections between recent philosophical theses about
introspection and self-knowledge and empirical research on
these matters. Recent psychology suggests that many of the sources
of our beliefs and behavior are hidden from us. I suggest that some
recent philosophical work on introspection rests on questionable
empirical assumptions and ask what introspection might be for, if
it is does not have the functions that recent philosophy has suggested.
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