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Rethinking Introspection

A Pluralist Approach to the First-Person Perspective

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Authors:
  1. Jesse Butler

    1. University of Central Arkansas, USA

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Part of the book series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science (NDPCS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 1-5

  3. Introspection as Inner Perception

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 6-15

  4. Poking Out the Inner Eye

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 16-40

  5. Introspection as a Metaphor

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 41-50

  6. Knowing Our Own Consciousness

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 51-74

  7. Introspection through Cognition

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 75-98

  8. Understanding Our Own Beliefs and Desires

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 99-118

  9. The Internal Monologue

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 119-147

  10. On the Social Side of Self-Knowledge

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 148-160

  11. Conclusion: Is That All There Is?

    • Jesse Butler
    Pages 161-164

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 165-180
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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.

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  • University of Central Arkansas, USA

    Jesse Butler

About the author

Jesse Butler is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Central Arkansas, USA. He works and teaches in the areas of philosophy of mind, epistemology, and philosophy of language, with emphasis on understanding the nature and limits of self-knowledge. His work has appeared most recently in the Journal of Consciousness Studies.

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