Chisholm thinks we can know about the thoughts and feelings of others by an argument from analogy. Since Suzy is similar to me in many ways, it's reasonable to assume that the same kind of behavior that indicates pain in me would also indicate pain in her.
Chisholm thinks we can know about the thoughts and feelings of others by an argument from analogy. Since Suzy is similar to me in many ways, it's reasonable to assume that the same kind of behavior that indicates pain in me would also indicate pain in her.
He thinks that this argument by itself would be very weak, since there are many ways in which Suzy and I differ. So if this is all that we have to go on, our claims about other minds are little more than reasoned guesses.
Thomas Reid says that we naturally and instinctively form beliefs about the thoughts and feelings about others from observing their behavior. Critical cognitivism would approve of this tendency -- and say that facts about behavior can be strong evidence for beliefs about the thoughts and feelings of others. Chisholm thinks that this is the best approach for justifying our knowledge of other minds.
Chisholm thinks we can know about the thoughts and feelings of others by an argument from analogy. Since Suzy is similar to me in many ways, it's reasonable to assume that the same kind of behavior that indicates pain in me would also indicate pain in her.
He thinks that this argument by itself would be very weak, since there are many ways in which Suzy and I differ. So if this is all that we have to go on, our claims about other minds are little more than reasoned guesses.
Thomas Reid says that we naturally and instinctively form beliefs about the thoughts and feelings about others from observing their behavior. Critical cognitivism would approve of this tendency -- and say that facts about behavior can be strong evidence for beliefs about the thoughts and feelings of others. Chisholm thinks that this is the best approach for justifying our knowledge of other minds.