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Christian Barth

2 papers in the library · publishing 2014-2016

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Leibniz on Phenomenal Consciousness

Vivarium September 11, 2014 Christian Barth

The main aim of this paper is to show that we can extract an elaborate account of phenomenal consciousness from Leibniz’s (1646-1716) writings. Against a prevalent view, which attributes a higher-order reflection account of phenomenal consciousness to Leibniz, it is argued that we should understand Leibniz as holding a first-order conception of it. In this conception, the consciousness aspect...