Consciousness As Representing One''s Mind - The Higher-Order Approach to Consciousness Explained

Consciousness as Representing One's Mind presents an in-depth study of contemporary higher-order theories of consciousness.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1. Constructing a Scientific Theory of Phenomenal Consciousness 20


• 2. The Higher-Order Representation of a Representation (HOROR) Theory of Phenomenal Consciousness


• 3. The Contents of HORORs


• 4. HOROR in the Brain


• 5. The Traditional Higher-Order Approach to Consciousness


• 6. Non-Relational Versions of Traditional Higher-Order Theories


• 7. Relational Versions of Traditional Higher-Order Theories


• 8. Conclusion


• Appendix 1: The 2D argument against Non-Physicalism


• Acknowledgements


• Work Cited

About the author

Richard Brown is Professor of Philosophy at LaGuardia Community College and M.S. Program in Cognitive Neuroscience, The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Summary

Consciousness as Representing One's Mind presents an in-depth study of contemporary higher-order theories of consciousness.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Brown, Richard (Professor of Philosophy At Laguard Brown
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9780197784006
• ISBN: 978-0-19-778400-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Philosophy of Mind
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge