Subjective consciousness : a self-representational theory / Uriah Kriegel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kriegel, Uriah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Mental representation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 pages)

Other Title:

Self-representational theory

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Some mental events are conscious, some are unconscious. What is the difference between the two? Uriah Kriegel offers the following answer: whatever else they may represent, conscious mental states always represent themselves (whereas unconscious ones do not, at least not in the right way). The book develops this 'self-representational' approach to consciousness along several dimensions - including phenomenological, ontological, and scientific - and defends it from common anduncommon criticisms.

Contents:

The self-representational theory of consciousness

Conceptual preliminaries

A representational account of qualitative character

A self-representational account of subjective character

Self-representationalism and the phenomenology of consciousness

Self-representationalism and the ontology of consciousness

Self-representationalism and the science of consciousness

Self-representationalism and the reduction of consciousness

Appendix: phenomenal consciousness and subjective consciousness.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9786612348853

9780199694709

0199694702

9780191570964

0191570966

9781282348851

128234885X

OCLC:

472873277