Title The interpretive-sensory access theory of self-knowledge: simplicity and coherence with surrounding theories /
Translation of Title Interpretacinės-sensorinės prieigos savižinos teorija: paprastumas ir derėjimas su supančiomis teorijomis.
Authors Rimkevičius, Paulius
DOI 10.15388/Problemos.96.12
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Is Part of Problemos.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2019, t. 96, p. 148-159.. ISSN 1392-1126. eISSN 2424-6158
Keywords [eng] self-knowledge ; simplicity ; Peter Carruthers ; transparency ; predictive processing
Abstract [eng] The interpretive-sensory access (ISA) theory of self-knowledge claims that one knows one’s own mind by turning one’s capacity to know other minds onto oneself. Previously, researchers mostly debated whether the theory receives the most support from the results of empirical research. They have given much less attention to the question whether the theory is the simplest of the available alternatives. I argue that the question of simplicity should be considered in light of the well-established theories surrounding the ISA theory. I claim that the ISA theory then proves to be the simplest. I reply to objections to this claim related to recent developments in this area of research: the emergence of a unified transparency theory of self-knowledge and the relative establishment of the predictive processing theory.
Published Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2019
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