Consciousness as Intransitive Self-Consciousness: Two Views and an Argument
Canadian Journal of Philosophy March 1, 2003 DOI: 10.1080/00455091.2003.10716537 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 190 |
| Key points | Argues that the ambiguity of 'consciousness' can be addressed by introducing the technical term 'intransitive self-consciousness' to denote a specific form of self-awareness. |
Abstract
The word ‘consciousness’ is notoriously ambiguous. This is mainly because it isnota term of art, but a mundane word we all use quite frequently, for different purposes and in different everyday contexts. In this paper, I am going to discuss consciousness in one specific sense of the word. To avoid the ambiguities of the word ‘consciousness,’ I will introduce a term of art:intransitive self-consciousness.As the term suggests, the phenomenon I have in mind is a kind of self-consciousness, or self-awareness.