The Conscious Theory of Higher-Orderness
September 17, 2024 Nicholas Silins 16 citations
Abstract The massive debate in philosophy and psychology and neuroscience about higher-order theories of consciousness has not adequately distinguished between the following two claims: (i) (Necessary Awareness): For any conscious mental state M and subject S, if S is in M, then S is aware of M; and (ii) (The Higher-Order Theory): For any conscious mental state M and subject S, if S is in M,...
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Consciousness
Mental state
Order exchange
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