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Unsymbolized thinking, sensory awareness, and mindreading

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2009

Russell T. Hurlburt
Russell T. Hurlburt
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Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5030. russ@unlv.nevada.eduhttp://www.nevada.edu/~russ
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Abstract

Carruthers views unsymbolized thinking as “purely propositional” and, therefore, as a potential threat to his mindreading-is-prior position. I argue that unsymbolized thinking may involve (non-symbolic) sensory aspects; it is therefore not purely propositional, and therefore poses no threat to mindreading-is-prior. Furthermore, Descriptive Experience Sampling lends empirical support to the view that access to our own propositional attitudes is interpretative, not introspective.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , April 2009 , pp. 149 - 150
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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