Open AccessAgainst cognitive homelessness
Author(s) -
Juan Camilo Espejo-Serna
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
humanitas hodie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2619-4147
pISSN - 2619-4287
DOI - 10.28970/hh.2019.1.a4
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , cognition , position (finance) , state (computer science) , psychology , mental state , sociology , cognitive psychology , computer science , medicine , psychiatry , economics , finance , algorithm
Williamson (1996, 2000) claims that we are cognitive homeless, and for most aspects of our cognitive life it is not the case that if we are in the mental state S we know or are in a position to know that we are in said mental state. In this paper, I critically examine Williamson’s argument, some common misconceptions, and provide a different understanding of the way we relate to our own mental states that shows how we are not always in a condition of cognitive homelessness.