Why we need descriptive psychology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21602947 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Siewert (0000-0001-9111-0720, Philosophy Department Rice University Houston Texas USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 341-357 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-8373 • E-ISSN: 1468-0378 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ejop.12689 |
| OpenAlex | W3202405980 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article defends the thesis that in theorizing about the mind we need to accord first‐person (“introspective” or “reflective”) judgments about experience a “selective provisional trust.” Such an approach can form part of a descriptive psychology. It is here so employed to evaluate some influential interpretations of research on attention to conclude that—despite what conventional wisdom suggests—an “introspection‐positive” policy actually offers us a better critical perspective than its contrary. What supposedly teaches us the worthlessness of introspection actually shows us why we need to take it seriously
Cognitive psychology · Descriptive research · Epistemology · Introspection · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |