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Single Idea 8129

[from 'Philosophy of Mind: 1950-2000' by Tyler Burge, in 16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 2. Knowing the Self ]

Full Idea

The idea of anti-individualism raised problems about self-knowledge. The question is whether anti-individualism is compatible with some sort of authoritative or privileged warrant for certain types of self-knowledge.

Gist of Idea

Anti-individualism may be incompatible with some sorts of self-knowledge

Source

Tyler Burge (Philosophy of Mind: 1950-2000 [2005], p.457)

Book Reference

Burge,Tyler: 'Foundations of the Mind' [OUP 2007], p.457


A Reaction

[See under 'Nature of Minds' for 'Anti-individualism'] The thought is that if your mind is not entirely in your head, you can no longer be an expert on it. It might go the other way: obviously we can be self-experts, so anti-individualism is wrong.