Subjective Consciousness: A Self-Representational Theory

by Uriah Kriegel

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191610059
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	08/06/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

• 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