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Definition:
The process of introspection involves observation of one's own mental processes,
thinking and emotional states. Some argue that introspection is a reliable guide to
self-knowledge. This is problematic, however, because introspection is itself a
thinking of process - can one engage in introspection for the process of introspection
itself? This will result in an endless spiral of infinite introspection, not to
mention an infinite number of simultaneous mental events, meaning that at some process
introspection must stop and unreflective thinking start.
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