On Possible and Actual Human Introspection
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Published:2023-09-30
Issue:9
Volume:30
Page:223-234
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ISSN:1355-8250
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Container-title:Journal of Consciousness Studies
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Journal of Consciousness Studies
Affiliation:
1. Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Abstract
In this commentary, I take up Kammerer and Frankish's (this issue) project of exploring the space of possible and actual introspection. Focusing on human introspection where we lack concrete psychological models, I identify three types of introspection: (1) simple introspection of perceptual
experience, (2) introspection of mental action, and (3) complex introspection of phenomenology. Drawing on psychological capacities which we empirically understand, I show how each type relies on various forms of attention to guide introspective response and raise questions about introspective
reliability drawing on the proposed architecture. I conclude with some preliminary remarks on how to map these three forms within Kammerer and Frankish's conceptual space and the requisite dimensions needed to do so.
Publisher
Imprint Academic Ltd
Subject
Artificial Intelligence,Psychology (miscellaneous),Philosophy,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics