Subjective Consciousness
Author | : Uriah Kriegel |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 857 |
Release | : 2009-08-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780191610059 |
ISBN-13 | : 0191610054 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Download or read book Subjective Consciousness written by Uriah Kriegel and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-08-06 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some mental events are conscious, some are unconscious. What is the difference between the two? Uriah Kriegel offers the following answer: whatever else they may represent, conscious mental states always represent themselves (whereas unconscious ones do not, at least not in the right way). The book develops this 'self-representational' approach to consciousness along several dimensions - including phenomenological, ontological, and scientific - and defends it from common and uncommon criticisms.