The explanatory gap is still there.
The Behavioral and brain sciences October 1, 2001 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x01480113 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that O'Regan and Noë's sensorimotor theory does not solve the hard problem of consciousness and that exchanging sensorimotor contingencies for neural representations is an illusion. |
Abstract
I argue that O'Regan & Noë's (O&N's) theory is in a no better position than any other theory to solve the "hard problem" of consciousness. Getting rid of the explanatory gap by exchanging sensorimotor contingencies for neural representations is an illusion.