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introspection
  1. (psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states; self-consciousness; reflection.
  2. (object-oriented programming) Clipping of type introspection.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Arthur does not slip easily into introspection, he is too sprightly a personality for deep contemplation.”
      “All this promotes attention, and makes introspection difficult, which is rather the point.”
      “I was appalled by his sheer lack of professional introspection in the face of substantial evidence that contradicted his assertions.”
introspectionism
  1. The belief that introspection is the best way to study the phenomenon of consciousness or the soul.
  2. Examples:
    1. “It was developed in reaction to introspectionism, a doctrine that states psychology must be based essentially on data derived from introspection.”
introspectionist
  1. (metaphysics) One given to the introspective method of examining the phenomena of the soul.
introspectability
  1. The quality of being subject to introspection.
    1. (programming) The quality of supporting type introspection.
    2. (psychology) The quality of being accessible to self-examination and awareness.
  2. Examples:
    1. “For example, is introspectability a necessary condition for presence to consciousness?”
      Introspectability cannot be the mark of the mental because one can introspect physical states, like indigestion or other internal physical events in the body.”
introspectibility
  1. Alternative form of introspectability
introspectivity
  1. The quality of being introspective.
introspectiveness
  1. The state of being introspective.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Even at his most extravagant, Rachmaninov demands an underlying introspectiveness.”
      “Capturing the urgency of their live shows and the introspectiveness of studio sessions, the Viennese trio pull another hauntingly beautiful record out of their collective hat.”
      “It was while I was suspended upside-down from a capsized canoe this afternoon that I became aware of my increasing distaste for excessive introspectiveness.”
introspectionists
  1. plural of introspectionist
introspections
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