Vagueness and the evolution of consciousness : through the looking glass / Michael Tye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tye, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

The two dominant theories of consciousness argue it appeared in living beings either suddenly, or gradually. Both theories face problems. The solution is the realization that a foundational consciousness was always here, yet varying conscious states were not, and appeared gradually. Michael Tye explores this idea and the key questions it raises.

Contents:

Cover

Vagueness and the Evolution of Consciousness: Through the Looking Glass

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1: A Paradox of Consciousness

1.1 The Paradox Explained: Part A

1.2 The Paradox Explained: Part B

2: Russellian Monism to the Rescue?

2.1 Versions of Russellian Monism

2.2 Objections to Reductive Russellian Monism

2.3 Objections to Primitivist Russellian Monism

2.4 A Final Concern

3: Transparency and Representationalism

3.1 The Transparency Thesis

3.2 Qualia Realism

3.3 Two Arguments from Transparency Against Qualia Realism

3.4 How Does Transparency Support Representationalism for Visual Experience?

3.5 Blur

3.6 Extending Transparency: Bodily Sensations

3.7 Emotions and Moods

3.8 Conscious Thoughts

3.9 More on Property Representationalism

3.10 Objections and Clarifications

3.11 An Argument for Property Representationalism

3.12 Moore and the Missing Ingredient

4: Representationalism and Panpsychism

4.1 The Problem of Undirected Consciousness

4.2 The Problem of Combination

4.3 Poise and the Global Workspace

4.4 More on the Problem of Combination

4.5 The Problem of Tiny Psychological Subjects

4.6 The Causal Efficacy of Consciousness

5: The Location of Consciousness

5.1 A Hypothesis by Crick and Koch

5.2 Decorticate Children

5.3 The Prefrontal Cortex and Working Memory

5.4 Where in the Animal Realm Is Consciousness Located?

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-263706-1

0-19-190403-1

0-19-263705-3

OCLC:

1259322711