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Self-Reflection for the Opaque Mind: An Essay in Neo-Sellarsian Philosophy

Self-Reflection for the Opaque Mind: An Essay in Neo-Sellarsian Philosophy

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Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

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ISBN10: 1138668826
ISBN13: 9781138668829
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 22 2016
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.29
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This volume attempts to solve a grave problem about critical self-reflection. Psychological studies indicate not just that we are bad at detecting our own ego-threatening thoughts; they also suggest that we are ignorant of even our ordinary thoughts. However, self-reflection presupposes an ability to know one's own thoughts. So if ignorance is the norm, why attempt self-reflection? While admitting the psychological data, this book argues that we are infallible in a limited range of self-discerning judgments-that in some cases, these judgments are self-fulfilling or self-verifying.

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