Austin thinks that the knowledge of our own sensations is incorrigible (incapable of being corrected).
Austin thinks that the knowledge of our own sensations is incorrigible (incapable of being corrected).
We sometimes make mistakes about whether the shape we see is pink or red -- or has six dots or only five -- or has dots of all the same size. Sometimes we correct such beliefs by becoming more attentive to our experiences or by getting input from other people about what they see.
Under ideal conditions (for example, we're very attentive and we're experiencing something fairly simple), our knowledge of our own sensations can be certain and incorrigible. But the same goes for our empirical knowledge of the world; if we've thoroughly investigated a pig under ideal conditions, "This is a pig" can be certain and incorrigible for us.
Austin thinks that the knowledge of our own sensations is incorrigible (incapable of being corrected).
We sometimes make mistakes about whether the shape we see is pink or red -- or has six dots or only five -- or has dots of all the same size. Sometimes we correct such beliefs by becoming more attentive to our experiences or by getting input from other people about what they see.
Under ideal conditions (for example, we're very attentive and we're experiencing something fairly simple), our knowledge of our own sensations can be certain and incorrigible. But the same goes for our empirical knowledge of the world; if we've thoroughly investigated a pig under ideal conditions, "This is a pig" can be certain and incorrigible for us.