consciousness

<philosophy of mind> self-awareness. Subjective experience. The way things seem to us. Immediate phenomenological properties.

See also phenomenal consciousness, access consciousness

Chris Eliasmith - [Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind] Homepage

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<philosophy, philosophy of mind, psychology> the subjective phenomenon of self-awareness that normally accompanies human experience. Correct analysis of consciousness is a central goal in the philosophy of mind. Recommended Reading: Daniel C. Dennett, Consciousness Explained (Little, Brown, 1992); William G. Lycan, Consciousness (Bradford, 1995); David J. Chalmers, The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (Oxford, 1997); and The Nature of Consciousness: Philosophical Debates, ed. by Ned Block and Owen Flanagan (MIT, 1997).

[A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names]

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