The peculiarity and contingency of the introspection of belief

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  • Leandro De Brasi Alberto Hurtado University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fsu.2015.162.01

Abstract

The Causal Model of introspection has its more than fair share of critics and indeed in recent years the model has fallen out of favor in the philosophical world. In this paper, I defend the model and argue that it is an excellent candidate, given a realist commitment about the mental, to explain our peculiar, but contingent, introspective access to beliefs.

Keywords: causal model, introspection, belief, peculiarity of self-ascriptions, contingency of self-ascriptions.

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Author Biography

Leandro De Brasi, Alberto Hurtado University

Associate Professor

Philosophy Department

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Published

2015-10-09

How to Cite

DE BRASI, L. The peculiarity and contingency of the introspection of belief. Filosofia Unisinos / Unisinos Journal of Philosophy, São Leopoldo, v. 16, n. 2, p. 100–118, 2015. DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2015.162.01. Disponível em: https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2015.162.01. Acesso em: 12 jul. 2025.

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2015): May/August

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