Conclusions
摘要
This concluding section provides a concise summary of the book’s central claims concerning the origins and future of self-knowledge. It reiterates the core argument that self-knowledge is scaffolded by strongly embodied noetic feelings and socio-cultural practices, rather than arising from purely introspective or brain-bound mechanisms. The conclusion also revisits the Twin Triviality Problem and summarizes the proposed solution grounded in embodied and embedded metacognition. Finally, it reflects on the contemporary transformation of epistemic environments by artificial intelligence, outlining both the risks of epistemic degradation and the prospects for designing AI systems that scaffold, rather than undermine, rational inquiry. The section closes by situating the book’s account within broader questions about the future regulation and possible artificial realization of epistemic agency.