Qualitative Consciousness - Themes From the Philosophy of David Rosenthal

This collection investigates themes from the philosophy of the influential philosopher of mind David Rosenthal, focusing on key ideas in the study of qualitative consciousness, conscious experience marked by sensory qualities like felt pain or the experienced colors of a sunset. The essays elaborate, criticize, and refine Rosenthal's views.

List of contents

Part I. Consciousness: 1. Cognitive Phenomenology: Accessibility vs. Acquaintance Joseph Levine; 2. Two Kinds of Introspection Anna Giustina and Uriah Kriegel; 3. There's Something About David Martin Hahn and Kathleen Akins; 4. Thin Introspection Amy Kind; 5. Confidence Tracks Consciousness Jorge Morales and Hakwan Lau; Part II. Qualities: 6. Rosenthal on Mental Qualities Alex Byrne; 7. Rosenthal's Representationalism Jacob Berger and Richard Brown; 8. Quality Space Theory and Motoric Qualities Myrto Mylopoulos; 9. Qualitative Character and Conceivable Inversions Austen Clark; Part III. Higher-Order Thought: 10. A Challenge: Can Self-Monitoring be Achieved Without Consciousness? Daniel Dennett; 11. Being Self-Involved Without Thinking About it Miguel Angel Sebastian; 12. Higher-Order Thought Theory Meets Phenomenal Intentionality Sam Coleman; 13. Controlling phenomenology by being unaware of intentions Zoltan Dienes, Peter Lush, and Bence Palfi; 14. Mental Appearance and Mental Reality David Rosenthal.

About the author

Josh Weisberg is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston. He has published a range of articles in the philosophy of mind and is the author of Consciousness (2014).

Summary

This collection investigates themes from the philosophy of the influential philosopher of mind David Rosenthal, focusing on key ideas in the study of qualitative consciousness, conscious experience marked by sensory qualities like felt pain or the experienced colors of a sunset. The essays elaborate, criticize, and refine Rosenthal's views.

Foreword

This interdisciplinary collection takes up themes from the philosophy of the influential philosopher of mind David Rosenthal.

Product details

• Authors: Josh (University of Houston) Weisberg
• Assisted by: Josh Weisberg (Editor), Weisberg Josh (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781108487832
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48783-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge