Full Idea
Because most of our thought is unconscious, a priori philosophising provides no privileged direct access to knowledge of our own mind.
Gist of Idea
We can't know our own minds, because most thought is unconscious
Source
G Lakoff / M Johnson (Philosophy in the Flesh [1999], 01)
A Reaction
The authors cite modern neuroscience for this view, but I agree with it simply from attempts at introspection. My consciousness finds my other mental activities quite bewildering.
Book Reference
Lakoff,G/Johnson,M: 'Philosophy in the Flesh' [Basic Books 1999], p.7
Related Idea
Idea 24475 We are largely unaware of how we reason [Lakoff/Johnson]