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Full Idea
No one could introspectively scrutinize the state of panic or fury.
Gist of Idea
We cannot introspect states of anger or panic
Source
Gilbert Ryle (The Concept of Mind [1949], Ch.6)
Book Ref
Ryle,Gilbert: 'The Concept of Mind' [Penguin 1949], p.159
A Reaction
It depends what you mean by 'scrutinize'. No human being ever loses their temper or panics without a background thought of "Oh dear, I'm losing it - it would probably be better if I didn't" (or, as Aristotle might say, "I'm angry, and so I should be").
| 2388 | Behaviour depends on desires as well as beliefs [Chalmers on Ryle] |
| 3354 | You can't explain mind as dispositions, if they aren't real [Benardete,JA on Ryle] |
| 2387 | How can behaviour be the cause of behaviour? [Chalmers on Ryle] |
| 18005 | Philosophy aims to become more disciplined about categories [Ryle] |
| 1354 | We cannot introspect states of anger or panic [Ryle] |
| 1353 | Reporting on myself has the same problems as reporting on you [Ryle] |
| 2620 | Dualism is a category mistake [Ryle] |
| 2622 | Can one movement have a mental and physical cause? [Ryle] |
| 14297 | A dispositional property is not a state, but a liability to be in some state, given a condition [Ryle] |
| 14300 | No physical scientist now believes in an occult force-exerting agency [Ryle] |
| 2624 | I cannot prepare myself for the next thought I am going to think [Ryle] |