Introspection is the capacity to inspect the, metaphorically speaking, "inside" of one's mind. Through introspection, one knows what mental states one is in: whether one is thirsty, tired, excited, or depressed. Compared with perception, introspection appears to have a special status.
But could it be possible that it introspectively seems to me that I have a headache when in fact (medically) you do not
First, it could be argued that, when it comes to introspection, there is no difference between appearance and reality; therefore, introspective seemings are necessarily successful introspections. According to this approach, introspection is infallible. Alternatively, one could view introspection as a source of certainty. introspection is incorrigible. Others are not, in a position to correct first-person reports of one's own mental states (except perhaps if one us undergoing a brain scan
which give one an idea of a state, say anger, fear etc.
Introspection provides is with what appears to b an epistemic kind of directness that cannot be found in perception.
But could it be possible that it introspectively seems to me that I have a headache when in fact (medically) you do not
First, it could be argued that, when it comes to introspection, there is no difference between appearance and reality; therefore, introspective seemings are necessarily successful introspections. According to this approach, introspection is infallible. Alternatively, one could view introspection as a source of certainty. introspection is incorrigible. Others are not, in a position to correct first-person reports of one's own mental states (except perhaps if one us undergoing a brain scan
which give one an idea of a state, say anger, fear etc.
Introspection provides is with what appears to b an epistemic kind of directness that cannot be found in perception.
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