is modeling introspection just one sensory system or is that an entire complex of internal senses?
Depending on how you slice it, we have ~8 sensory systems: —Vision —Hearing —Touch —Taste —Smell —Vestibular (balance) —Interoception (internal organs) —Propriocetion (joints/muscles) Idea: modeling introspection as a 9th “sensory system” Is this stupid? Profound? Fruitful?
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I think that’s what’s meant by “system” in this context. E.g. the touch system comprises pressure, temperature, pain, itching, etc.
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What about the sense of orientation?
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head orientation is provided by the vestibular system, limb orientation by the proprioception system
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Introspection is more of an acting/doing and relies heavily on those sensory modalities. Especially hearing and touch. It seems kind of like asking whether we should consider lifting a sensory modality.
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I don’t understand. How can we make a claim like “I want to watch TV” without some subsystem responsible for monitoring/perceiving what’s happening in the brain? Why is introspection more of an acting/doing than listening?
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Might dissolve the distinction in philosophy between empiricism and rationalism. Is knowledge obtained through physical sensation really in a different category than knowledge obtained through reasoning? I don't think so.
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Interesting
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oops I forgot “obvious” as one of the choices :P
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