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Vagueness and the Evolution of Consciousness

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Representationalism and Panpsychism

Vagueness and the Evolution of Consciousness July 8, 2021 Michael Tye

Abstract: A solution is offered to the paradox presented in Chapter 1. This solution requires us to embrace a qualified form of panpsychism for consciousness, or rather for a key element of consciousness I call “consciousness*”. Consciousness, I claim, is inherently representational and did indeed evolve. This is not true for consciousness*. Three problems are discussed for the hybrid view I...