First Person Data, Publicity and Self-Measurement

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

First-person data have been both condemned and hailed because of their alleged privacy. Critics argue that science must be based on public evidence: since first-person data are private, they should be banned from science. Apologists reply that first-person data are necessary for understanding the mind: since first-person data are private, scientists must be allowed to use private evidence. I argue that both views rest on a false premise.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalPhilosophers' Imprint
Volume9
StatePublished - Oct 2009

Disciplines

  • Philosophy

Cite this