The Reflexive Nature of Consciousness
Title | The Reflexive Nature of Consciousness PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Janzen |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9789027252081 |
Combining phenomenological insights from Brentano and Sartre, but also drawing on recent work on consciousness by analytic philosophers, this book defends the view that conscious states are reflexive, and necessarily so, i.e., that they have a built-in, implicit awareness of their own occurrence, such that the subject of a conscious state has an immediate, non-objectual acquaintance with it. As part of this investigation, the book also explores the relationship between reflexivity and the phenomenal, or what-it-is-like, dimension of conscious experience, defending the innovative thesis that phenomenal character is constituted by the implicit self-awareness built into every conscious state. This account stands in marked contrast to most influential extant theories of phenomenal character, including qualia theories, according to which phenomenal character is a matter of having phenomenal sensations, and representationalism, according to which phenomenal character is constituted by representational content. (Series A)
Reflexivity
Title | Reflexivity PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas Rescher |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2013-05-02 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3110320185 |
The book seeks to characterize reflexive conceptual structures more thoroughly and more precisely than has been done before, making explicit the structure of paradox and the clear connections to major logical results. The goal is to trace the structure of reflexivity in sentences, sets, and systems, but also as it appears in propositional attitudes, mental states, perspectives and processes. What an understanding of patterns of reflexivity offers is a deeper and de-mystified understanding of issues of semantics, free will, and the nature of consciousness.
Reflexivity
Title | Reflexivity PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas Rescher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | PHILOSOPHY |
ISBN | 9783110319989 |
The book seeks to characterize reflexive conceptual structures more thoroughly and more precisely than has been done before, making explicit the structure of paradox and the clear connections to major logical results. The goal is to trace the structure of reflexivity in sentences, sets, and systems, but also as it appears in propositional attitudes, mental states, perspectives and processes. What an understanding of patterns of reflexivity offers is a deeper and de-mystified understanding of issues of semantics, free will, and the nature of consciousness.
The Reflexive Nature of Awareness
Title | The Reflexive Nature of Awareness PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Williams |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2013-12-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1136810455 |
Places the controversy initiated by the Tibetan Tsong kha pa - who elaborated on one of the eight difficult points in understanding Madhyamaka philosophy - in its Indian and Tibetan context.
The Reflexive Nature of Awareness
Title | The Reflexive Nature of Awareness PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Williams |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2013-12-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1136810528 |
Places the controversy initiated by the Tibetan Tsong kha pa - who elaborated on one of the eight difficult points in understanding Madhyamaka philosophy - in its Indian and Tibetan context.
Consciousness
Title | Consciousness PDF eBook |
Author | Sara Heinämaa |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 365 |
Release | 2007-07-16 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1402060823 |
This collection represents the first historical survey focusing on the notion of consciousness. It approaches consciousness through its constitutive aspects, such as subjectivity, reflexivity, intentionality and selfhood. Covering discussions from ancient philosophy all the way to contemporary debates, the book enriches current systematic debates by uncovering historical roots of the notion of consciousness.
The Reflexive Universe
Title | The Reflexive Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur M. Young |
Publisher | |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780440059240 |