PHLB81H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Nigella Lawson, Headache, Other Minds
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Week 11 lecture #10: tuesday november 15, 2016. Srivastava: other people as a source of self-knowledge. The plan: ayer: one"s knowledge of other minds. Can we know about other ppl"s minds. And whether we can know about other ppl"s minds: srivastava: other people as a source of self-knowledge. Sir aj ayer: 1910-1989, professor at oxford, went by freddie , philosopher, secret agent, knight, step-father of nigella lawson, awesome. Other minds: minds are: personal and private, i know what"s going on in my mind. I know generally what"s going on in my mind: you (generally) know what"s going on in your mind, i might infer what"s going on in your mind. I can"t look inwards in your mind like i can mine. Best i can do is to infer. E. g. , head downwards in class infer that you are tired. My mind is my mind, i have a certain access to it that you lack.
