Transparency and the Mindfulness Opacity Hypothesis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10690096
AutoresVictor Lange (0000-0003-3079-1125, Section for Philosophy, CoInAct Research Group, University of Copenhagen , Denmark), Thor Grünbaum (0000-0002-6464-8098, University of Copenhagen)
Año2024
Volumen74
Número3
Páginas822-843
Fecha de publicación2024-06-05
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/pq/pqad098
OpenAlexW4387805486
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas59

Many philosophers endorse the Transparency Thesis, the claim that by introspection one cannot become aware of one's experience. Recently, some authors have suggested that the Transparency Thesis is challenged by introspective states reached under mindfulness. We label this the Mindfulness Opacity Hypothesis. The present paper develops the hypothesis in important new ways. First, we motivate the hypothesis by drawing on recent clinical psychology and cognitive science of mindfulness. Secondly, we develop the hypothesis by describing the implied shift in experiential perspective, the scope of introspectable qualities, and the level of skill. Thirdly, we defend the hypothesis against various philosophical arguments. We conclude that the Mindfulness Opacity Hypothesis is empirically and theoretically well motivated and supported

Mindfulness · Opacity · Optics · Physics · Political science · Psychotherapist · Transparency (behavior) · Law · Mind wandering and attention · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology