The myth of phenomenological overflow.
Consciousness and Cognition July 22, 2011 DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2011.06.005 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Humans Awareness Consciousness Perception Psychological theory Empirical research |
| Key points | Argues that an inference to the best explanation from empirical results favors higher-order theories of consciousness over the first-order view, and contends that the notion of 'phenomenological overflow' should be dispelled as mythological. |
Abstract
In this paper I examine the dispute between Hakwan Lau, Ned Block, and David Rosenthal over the extent to which empirical results can help us decide between first-order and higher-order theories of consciousness. What emerges from this is an overall argument to the best explanation against the first-order view of consciousness and the dispelling of the mythological notion of phenomenological overflow that comes with it.
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