The introspection principle : rationalism about knowledge of consciousness / Daniel Stoljar

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stoljar, Daniel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness--Philosophy.

Consciousness.

Introspection--Philosophy.

Introspection.

Rationalism.

Self (Philosophy).

rationalism (philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"What is introspection and how is it different from other sources of knowledge such as memory, perception, and inference? This book offers a novel philosophical picture of introspection on which rational subjects are disposed to form beliefs about their own conscious states much as they are disposed to believe the obvious consequences of their beliefs, to form beliefs in response to the way they perceive the world around them, and to act in accordance with their beliefs; to introspect on this picture just is to form beliefs about conscious states in this way. The book sets out this rationalist account in detail, formulating it in terms of a proposed principle of rationality, the introspection principle. It explores several ways to interpret the principle, examines the notion of consciousness on which it relies, discusses its relation to other and better-known principles of rationality, and shows how an approach to introspection based on the principle improves on influential alternatives, such as inner sense, acquaintance, inferentialist, and constitutivist theories. It also applies the rationalist account to thirteen major problems of introspection drawn from a wide analysis of the literatures in philosophy of mind, epistemology, and cognitive science; these include issues of evidence, transparency, diaphanousness, necessity, privileged access, luminosity, negative introspection, externalism, reasoning, revelation, and the self. The overall result is a systematic presentation of a new approach to introspection that greatly illuminates our understanding of consciousness, rationality, and self-knowledge"-- Oxford Academic

Contents:

Introspection

Consciousness

Rationalism

Perception

Evidence

Transparency

Diaphanousness

Acquaintance

Truth

Necessity

Privilege

Luminosity

Negation

Externalism

Inference

Revelation

Existence

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed August 21, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Stoljar, Daniel Introspection principle

ISBN:

9780191897986

0191897981

9780192635105

0192635107

OCLC:

1594929098

Publisher Number:

CIPO000403810

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license