Perception-consciousness and action-consciousness?
Behavioral and Brain Sciences June 1, 1995 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x0003819x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that phenomenal consciousness is perceptual consciousness involving detailed nonverbal information, while access consciousness is introspection. |
Abstract
AbstractBlock's distinction between phenomenal and access consciousness is accepted, and it is agreed that one may be found without the other, but his account of the distinction is challenged. Phenomenal consciousness is perceptual consciousness, and it is a matter of gaining information of a detailed, nonverbal sort about the subject's body and environment. Access consciousness is good, old-fashioned introspection.