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ABSTRACT
One of the main reasons why Kripke finds his puzzle about belief so intriguing is that he thinks that one is always able to notice that one has contradictory beliefs if one has such beliefs. I argue that if one accepts this idea in addition to two compelling principles about concept ascriptions and belief identity, then one is in a position to determine correct answers to questions about concept identity purely on the basis of introspection. I hold that this is a highly implausible consequence, and argue that the best solution to this problem is to reject the idea that one can always notice contradictory beliefs.
Published Online: 2010-03-16
Published in Print: 2003-May
© Philosophia Press 2003
