Subjective Consciousness: A Self-Representational Theory

by Uriah Kriegel

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199694709
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/25/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Uriah Kriegel is Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, and Associate Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies, at the University of Arizona. He has published numerous articles on the nature of consciousness and related topics.

Table of Contents

1. The Self-Representational Theory of Consciousness2. Conceptual Preliminaries3. A Representational Account of Qualitative Character4. A Self-Representational Account of Subjective Character5. Self-Representationalism and the Phenomenology of Consciousness6. Self-Representationalism and the Ontology of Consciousness7. Self-Representationalism and the Science of Consciousness8. Self-Representationalism and the Reduction of ConsciousnessAppendix: Phenomenal Consciousness and Subjective ConsciousnessReferences