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Subjective Consciousness

A Self-Representational Theory

Uriah Kriegel (University of Arizona)

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English
Oxford University Press
12 August 2009
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.
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Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 242mm,  Width: 162mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   668g
ISBN:   9780199570355
ISBN 10:   0199570353
Pages:   340
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1: The Self-Representational Theory of Consciousness 2: Conceptual Preliminaries 3: A Representational Account of Qualitative Character 4: A Self-Representational Account of Subjective Character 5: Self-Representationalism and the Phenomenology of Consciousness 6: Self-Representationalism and the Ontology of Consciousness 7: Self-Representationalism and the Science of Consciousness 8: Self-Representationalism and the Reduction of Consciousness Appendix: Phenomenal Consciousness and Subjective Consciousness References

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.

Reviews for Subjective Consciousness: A Self-Representational Theory

Kriegel's aim is to provide a comprehensive theory of phenomenal consciousness... it combines an impressive attention to the empirical side of the matter with a genuinely philosophical treatment. And though the book is quite long, it reads easily and is not repetitive. There are new ideas and arguments in every section * Joseph Levine. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews * Presents novel and interesting views on a number of the most central questions of the field, while developing an original and comprehensive theory. It is required reading for anyone interested in the nature of human consciousness. * Matthew Mackenzie, Times Literary Supplement *


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