When theories become movements: The controversy in consciousness science from a sociological perspective
David Barberá-Tomás, Camilo Miguel Signorelli, Adrian A. Díaz-Faes
This article analyzes the ongoing controversy in consciousness science surrounding Integrated Information Theory (IIT) from a sociological perspective. Drawing on Frickel and Gross's (2005) framework of Scientific/Intellectual Movements (SIMs), the study examines four key social processes that enabled IIT's emergence and consolidation as a successful SIM: (i) the role of high-status actors...