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Full Idea
If one is distracted one may make judgements about one's experiences that are quite false.
Gist of Idea
When distracted we can totally misjudge our own experiences
Source
David J.Chalmers (The Conscious Mind [1996], 2.5.5)
Book Ref
Chalmers,David J.: 'The Conscious Mind' [OUP 1997], p.197
A Reaction
Of course, when one is distracted one can make mistakes about anything. This does imply that if there is indeed infallible knowledge to be had from introspection, it will at least require full concentration to achieve it. Cf Idea 8883.
Related Idea
Idea 8883 Do beliefs only become foundationally justified if we fully attend to features of our experience? [Sosa]
| 2726 | We can be ignorant about ourselves, for example, our desires and motives [Audi,R] |
| 3162 | Experiments prove that people are often unaware of their motives [Rey] |
| 3163 | Brain damage makes the unreliability of introspection obvious [Rey] |
| 2414 | When distracted we can totally misjudge our own experiences [Chalmers] |
| 4622 | Error must be possible in introspection, because error is possible in all judgements [Heil] |