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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453796303321

Autore

Gennaro Rocco J

Titolo

Consciousness and Self-Consciousness [[electronic resource] ] : A defense of the higher-order thought theory of consciousness

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1996

ISBN

1-282-16392-2

9786612163920

90-272-9984-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Advances in Consciousness Research

Disciplina

153

Soggetti

Consciousness

Phenomenological psychology

Self-consciousness (Awareness)

Thought and thinking

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONSCIOUSNESS AND SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Acknowledgements; Contents; CHAPTER 1. Introduction and Terminology; CHAPTER 2. A Theory of State Consciousness; CHAPTER 3. Why the Conscious Making State must be a Thought; CHAPTER 4. Objections and Replies; CHAPTER 5. Does Mentality Require Consciousness?; CHAPTER 6. Phenomenal States; CHAPTER 7. The Behavior Argument; CHAPTER 8. The De Se Argument; CHAPTER 9. The Memory Argument; Notes; References; Index of Topics; Index of Names; the series ADVANCES IN CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH (AiCR)

Sommario/riassunto

This interdisciplinary work contains the most sustained attempt at developing and defending one of the few genuine theories of consciousness. Following the lead of David Rosenthal, the author argues for the so-called 'higher-order thought theory of consciousness'. This theory holds that what makes a mental state conscious is the presence of a suitable higher-order thought directed at the mental state. In addition, the somewhat controversial claim that "consciousness entails self-consciousness" is vigorously defended. The



approach is mostly 'analytic' in style and draws on important recent work