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posted by Eric Schwitzgebel @ 7:33 AM
2 Comments:
Hi Eric,
Inner speech is a v. interesting & important area.
A couple of points - inner thought varies from near inarticulate to full-blown dialogue, as in daydreams. When you speak in your mind to your loved one/ boss or whichever other intimate, you do it in fully articulate dialogue, right?
It is absurd to consider this whole area without referring to & studying the dramatic arts (novels, movies, plays) - they've been rendering inner speech and thought for hundreds of years, blithely ignored by philosophy & science. They're the relative experts so far.
Making inarticulate thought articulate is often crucial to thinking about, or solving, problems effectively. We often, so to speak, "mumble" our thoughts in our head - and can't really consider them until they are articulated. I believe this is an established point in the area of thinking skills.
How are you relating your studies to the latest brain-machine interface technology? It's a fairly safe bet that we'll be reading minds in the not too distant future.
Thanks, Michael, for the interesting comment! I wonder if we will eventually get to the point of being able to discern someone's inner speech through brain-imaging technology.
I agree that dramatists and novelists have some interesting things to say here -- but as with visual artists' contribution to the study of visual experience, I do think their reflections are apt to be partly shaped and distorted by the necessities of the medium....
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