Consciousness and Higher‐Order Thought
Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science January 15, 2006 DOI: 10.1002/0470018860.s00149 (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 | Proposes that a mental state is conscious when accompanied by a higher-order thought about that state, thereby distinguishing conscious from unconscious mental states. |
Abstract
AbstractThe higher‐order‐thought hypothesis is a proposed explanation of what it is for a mental state to be a conscious state and hence of how conscious mental states differ from mental states that are not conscious.
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