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Neil C. Manson

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WHY “CONSCIOUSNESS” MEANS WHAT IT DOES

Metaphilosophy 2011 Neil C. Manson 2 citations

Abstract: “Consciousness” seems to be a polysemic, ambiguous, term. Because of this, theorists have sought to distinguish the different kinds of phenomena that “consciousness” denotes, leading to a proliferation of terms for different kinds of consciousness. However, some philosophers—univocalists about consciousness—argue that “consciousness” is not polysemic or ambiguous. By drawing upon the...