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Sergio Cermeño-aínsa

3 papers in the library · publishing 2024-2025

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Evaluating Panpsychism

Crítica (México D F En línea) December 17, 2025 Sergio Cermeño-aínsa

In this article, I evaluate which version of panpsychism is best suited to address the challenges faced by a theory of consciousness. I first argue that a panpsychist theory is more likely to be successful if it meets two conditions: (1) it must be compatible with the Integrated Information Theory (IIT), and (2) it must provide at least a preliminary indication of how to solve the combination...

What Is It Like To Be in a Pure Perceptual State?

Análisis Filosófico November 8, 2024 Sergio Cermeño-aínsa

The idea of pure perception —perception without any cognitive influence— is central to the science and philosophy of perception. For many, to be in a pure perceptual state is to be in a state whose content is nonconceptual, whose format is iconic, and whose phenomenology is unique. This paper explores this possibility and finds that the idea of pure perception, at least when defined in these...

Yogācāra Buddhism and the illusion of phenomenal consciousness

Asian Philosophy August 28, 2024 Sergio Cermeño-aínsa

ABSTRACT The paper looks for the similarities between illusionism—a contemporary theory of phenomenal consciousness—and the Yogācāra´s philosophy of consciousness presented in Vasubandhu´s Treatise on the Three Natures. Despite substantial divergences in writing style, the commonalities between East and West regarding phenomenal consciousness are considerable. I claim that a particular reading...