A Map of Consciousness Studies: Questions and Approaches.
Frontiers in Psychology 2020 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.530152 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Approach to consciousness Consciousness science Philosophy of consciousness Questions about consciousness |
| Citations | 18 |
| Key points | Proposes a map of consciousness studies structured around five fundamental question categories and demonstrates its application to two major theories of consciousness. |
Abstract
This article aims to present a map of consciousness studies, which consists of a list of fundamental questions about consciousness and existing approaches to them. The question list includes five fundamental categories: Definitional, Phenomenological, Epistemological, Ontological, and Axiological. Each fundamental category is divided into more determinate questions. Existing approaches to each question are also classified into a few groups, presenting principal researchers who take each kind of approach. In the final section, I demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed map of consciousness studies by applying it to examine the integrated information theory and the global workspace theory of consciousness.
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Cites 24
- On a confusion about a function of consciousness Behavioral and Brain Sciences June 1, 1995
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