The French version of this paper can be found at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3525426..In order to understand how human freedom presents itself, I have proposed to distinguish the space of options that can be chosen, from the decision-making instance that chooses. In the first part of the article, starting with the distinction between access consciousness and phenomenal consciousness, we will look...
The distinction between phenomenal consciousness and access consciousness, advocated in particular by Ned Block, provides a more detailed understanding of the consciousness phenomenon. For obvious reasons, which we shall now present, the two types of consciousness differ in kind. This raises the question of the emergence, development and natural selection of access consciousness. Considering...
French Abstract: La distinction entre la conscience phénoménale et la conscience d'accès, défendue notamment par Ned Block, permet d'appréhender plus finement le phénomène de la conscience. Pour des raisons évidentes, que nous allons présenter, les deux types de conscience présentent une différence de nature. Or, celle-ci soulève la question de l'émergence, du développement et de la sélection...