Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Synthese
Publication Date
10-2015
Volume
192
Issue
9
First Page
3037
Last Page
3050
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Keywords
Self-knowledge; Inference rules; Perception; Intention; Alex Byrne
Abstract
Byrne (Philos Top 33:79–104, 2005; Self-knowledge, 2011a; Consciousness of the self: new essays, 2011b; Proc Aristot Soc Suppl Vol 85:201–219, 2011c; Introspection and consciousnes, 2012) offers a novel interpretation of the idea that the mind is transparent to its possessor, and that one knows one’s own mind by looking out at the world. This paper argues that his (Byrne, Proc Aristot Soc Suppl Vol 85:201–219, 2011c; Introspection and consciousnes, 2012) attempts to extend this picture of self-knowledge force him to sacrifice the theoretical parsimony he presents as the primary virtue of his account. The paper concludes by discussing two general problems transparency accounts of self-knowledge must address.
DOI
10.1007/s11229-015-0700-x
Print ISSN
00397857
E-ISSN
15730964
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Baker, D. (2015). Why transparency undermines economy. Synthese,192(9), 3037-3050. doi: 10.1007/s11229-015-0700-x