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Full Idea
The 'problem' of introspection evaporates once one understands that it is not a process in which one looks inward.
Gist of Idea
Introspection does not involve looking inwards
Source
Fred Dretske (Naturalizing the Mind [1997], §2)
Book Ref
Dretske,Fred: 'Naturalizing the Mind' [MIT 1997], p.41
A Reaction
I take it that when we introspect we look at the contents of thoughts, which are representations of the external world, on the whole. But surely only the connections of those contents with memories can be seen inwardly?