If the analogicalargument were our epistemic foundation for other minds, self-knowledge of mental states would be prior to and independent of interpersonal criteria, contradicting Strawson's finding.
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More fundamental or basic than; comes before in importance or logical order, not necessarily in time.
Self-knowledge of mental states(as used in epistemology)
Your direct, personal awareness of your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences—knowing what's going on in your own mind.
Strawson
# Strawson
Peter Strawson was a 20th-century British philosopher best known for challenging the traditional view that all meaningful statements must be either true or false. He argued that some statements—like "The present King of France is bald"—are neither true nor false because they fail to properly refer to anything that exists. His work fundamentally changed how philosophers think about language, meaning, and logic.
Strawson's finding(as used in philosophy of mind)
Strawson's conclusion that our understanding of other people's mental states comes from our shared public practices and interactions, not from logical reasoning about their inner experiences.
analogical argument(Formal characterization of argument from analogy)
An ampliative argument of the form: S is similar to T in certain known respects; S has some further feature Q; therefore T also has feature Q or some feature Q* similar to Q. The conclusion is not guaranteed to follow from the premises.
knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.)
Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.