Does Inner Awareness Always Accompany Outer Awareness During Perception?
Madhu Mangal Chaturvedi, A. V. Ravishankar Sarma
Problemos October 16, 2019 DOI: 10.15388/problemos.96.11 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Inner awareness Perceptual consciousness Self-representationalism Higher-order-thought |
| Key points | Argues that outer-world-directed perceptual consciousness always involves an inner awareness, contrary to Gennaro's opposing view. |
Abstract
In the present paper, we defend the thesis that outer-world-directed perceptual consciousness is always accompanied by an inner awareness (IAOA). This is contrary to the view that outer-world-directed conscious mental states are not accompanied by an inner awareness, which is held by Gennaro (2008) against Kriegel’s (2009a and 2009b) self-representationalism. We attempt to show why philosophers like Gennaro get it wrong when they deny the IAOA thesis by critically examining his arguments against it and by giving arguments in its favour.