First-Person Authority Through the Lens of Experimental Philosophy
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https://doi.org/10.14394/filnau.2021.0011Keywords:
first-person authority, self-ascriptions, mental states ascription, privileged access, disagreementAbstract
In this paper, we analyze the problem of first-person authority and the possibility of disagreement over mental states between first- and third-person ascribers. We explain why discussion on this matter should be preceded by empirical study on the actual strength, scope, and restrictions to such authority. We present a new study in which we show that the type of the ascribed mental state and the kind of interpersonal relationship between speakers both influence the strength of first-person authority. We also suggest that analysis of a disagreement between a first- and a third-person ascriber of a mental state should take into account the intuition that it is possible that neither of these disagreeing speakers is wrong in their ascriptions.
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2021-06-30
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Komorowska-Mach, J., & Szczepura, A. (2021). First-Person Authority Through the Lens of Experimental Philosophy. The Philosophy of Science, 29(2), 209–227. https://doi.org/10.14394/filnau.2021.0011
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