P-Consciousness presentation/A-consciousness representation

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1997

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Gamble, D.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1997; 20(1):149-150

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Denise Gamble

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<jats:p>P-Consciousness (P) is to be understood in terms of an immediate fluctuating continuum that is a presentation of raw experiential matter against which A-consciousness (A) acts to objectify, impose form or make determinate “thinkable” contents. A representationalises P but P is not itself representational, at least in terms of some concepts of “representation.” Block's arguments fall short of establishing that P is representational and, given the sort of cognitive science assumptions he is working with, he is unable to account for the aspect of phenomenal content that he thinks goes beyond “representational” content. <jats:italic>BBS</jats:italic> discussion reveals the need for greater analysis and justification for a representationalist thesis of P.</jats:p>

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Copyright © 1997 Cambridge University Press
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