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Consciousness and Cognitive Access

Ned Block

Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society October 1, 2008 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9264.2008.00247.x (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Citations 88
Key points The article addresses whether phenomenal consciousness has 'rich' or 'sparse' content and whether it goes beyond cognitive access, and asks how evidence could bear on these questions. It does not report empirical results or a definitive answer.

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This article concerns the interplay between two issues that involve both philosophy and neuroscience: whether the content of phenomenal consciousness is 'rich' or 'sparse', whether phenomenal consciousness goes beyond cognitive access, and how it would be possible for there to be evidence one way or the other.

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