The constitution of phenomenal consciousness : toward a science and theory /
Philosophers have largely abandoned the claim that the special sciences will ultimately reduce to microphysics in favour of the view that the special sciences trade in functional explanations. However, a careful examination of scientific practice reveals that the explanatory strategy of the special...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pubishing Company,
[2015]
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015] Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : [2015] Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : 2015 |
| Series: | Advances in consciousness research ;
92 Advances in consciousness research ; Volume 92 Advances in consciousness research 92 |
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Table of Contents:
- The Constitution of Phenomenal Consciousness; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; The constitution of visual and phenomenal consciousness: An introduction; Lessons from binocular rivalry ; Section I papers: The scientific study of consciousness ; Section II papers: Philosophy of mind ; Toward a science and theory ; Section I. The scientific study of consciousness; Theories and methods in the scientific study of consciousness; 1. Introduction ; 2. Phenomenal and access consciousness ; 2.1 Consciousness consensus? ; 3. From framework to theories
- 2.1 Minimizing top-down attention with a demanding concurrent task 2.2 Neural effects of reports ; 2.3 Memory confound: Amnesia or blindness? ; 3. On sufficiency and necessity ; 3.1 Report ; 3.2 Iconic and/or fragile memory ; 4. Conclusion ; References ; The correlation/constitution distinction problem: Foundations, limits and explanation in consciousne; 1. Introduction ; 2. Two paths to the problem ; 3. Another look at the foundations of consciousness science ; 4. Stepwise inhibition ; 5. The Jenga analogy ; 6. Stepwise stimulation and combined inhibition/stimulation ; 7. Clarifications
- 3. Functional neuroimaging and neurophysiological markers in altered states of consciousness 2.3 Sleep ; 3.1 Brain metabolism at rest ; 3.2 Spontaneous brain function ; 3.3 Passive brain function during external stimulation ; 3.4 Active brain function during external stimulation ; 4. Pharmacological vs. physiological altered states of consciousness ; 5. Conclusion ; References ; De-confounding the neural constitution of phenomenal consciousness from attention, report and memory; 1. Introduction ; 2. De-confounding access consciousness from phenomenal consciousness
- 3.1 Global (neuronal) workspace theory 3.2 Recurrent processing ; 3.3 Essential nodes of microconsciousness ; 3.4 The reentrant dynamic core and information integration theory ; 3.5 Duplex vision theory: Action and perception ; 3.6 Attention and consciousness ; 4. Paradigms used to study consciousness ; 4.1 Paradigms to study the NCC ; 5. Conclusion ; References ; The scientific study of coma and related states; 1. The concept of consciousness ; 2. Pathological, pharmacological and physiological states of altered consciousness ; 2.1 Disorders of consciousness ; 2.2 Anesthesia
- 7.1 Between- and within-region cases 7.2 Linking, binding or index processes ; 7.3 A caveat on isolated stimulation ; 7.4 The Cr/Cn distinction problem for enabling factors ; 8. Objections ; 8.1 Definition objections ; 8.2 Triviality objection ; 8.3 Wait-and-see objection ; 8.4 Integrated Information Theory objection ; 8.5 Specificity objection ; 8.6 Theoretical loading objection ; 9. Related scientific and philosophic issues ; 9.1 A mereology of phenomenal consciousness ; 9.2 The relation between brain and mind ; 9.3 Epistemic limits and ontology