It is important, that we can see the anatomy of our eyes with our own eyes. If everything is consistent after this self examination the probability for the theory goes up.
The same for the theory of the human mind. It should explain itself, how it came to be and how it is understood by other human minds. Even when and why not. This self-applying is quite a significant constrain, which should also help devising it.
I like the promotion of reflection, but I think the rhetoric is a little misleading: you could place a cat eyeball in front of a cat, but that doesn’t tell the cat anything about the reliability of cat eyeballs. Only the mind can see its flaws.
It is important, that we can see the anatomy of our eyes with our own eyes. If everything is consistent after this self examination the probability for the theory goes up.
The same for the theory of the human mind. It should explain itself, how it came to be and how it is understood by other human minds. Even when and why not. This self-applying is quite a significant constrain, which should also help devising it.
I like the promotion of reflection, but I think the rhetoric is a little misleading: you could place a cat eyeball in front of a cat, but that doesn’t tell the cat anything about the reliability of cat eyeballs. Only the mind can see its flaws.