Subjective Consciousness
A Self-Representational Theory
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Mind & Body, Health & Well Being, Psychology
| Author: | Uriah Kriegel | ISBN: | 9780191610059 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford | Publication: | August 6, 2009 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford | Language: | English |
| Author: | Uriah Kriegel |
| ISBN: | 9780191610059 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford |
| Publication: | August 6, 2009 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford |
| Language: | English |
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 and uncommon criticisms.
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 and uncommon criticisms.
