Introspective Acquaintance: An Integration Account
Anna Giustina  1, 2, 3@  
1 : Institut Jean-Nicod  (IJN)  -  Site web
École normale supérieure - Paris, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR8129
Pavillon Jardin 29, rue dÚlm 75005 Paris -  France
2 : Ecole normale supérieure  (ENS Paris)
École normale supérieure - Paris
45, rue d'Ulm75230 Paris cedex 05 -  France
3 : PSL Research University  (PSL)  -  Site web
PSL Research University - Paris

In this paper I point at an introspective phenomenon, which I call primitive introspection, and propose an account of its nature. At a first approximation, primitive introspection is non-classificatory introspection of phenomenal states, where by non-classificatory I mean not involving recognizing the introspected phenomenal state as an instance of a certain experience type. My principal aim is to develop a version of the acquaintance account to explain the metaphysical structure of the mental state the subject is in when they primitively introspect. First, I present what I take to be the most promising acquaintance account of phenomenal state introspection in the current literature, namely Brie Gertler's (2001). After pointing at a challenge faced by Gertler's account, I propose my own version of the acquaintance account as an improvement on Gertler's. I call it the integration account of primitive introspection.


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