Rethinking introspection

a pluralist approach to the first-person perspective

Jesse Butler

New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science | 1

Palgrave Macmillan

2013

Abstract

Offering a pluralist framework for understanding the nature, scope, and limits of self-knowledge from the first-person perspective, Rethinking Introspection argues that, contrary to common misconceptions, introspection does not operate through inner perception but rather develops out of a diverse array of mental states and cognitive processes.