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Functions of consciousness : conceptual clarification
| Title: | Functions of consciousness : conceptual clarification |
| Authors: | Niikawa, Takuya Browse this author | | Miyahara, Katsunori Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Hamada, Hiro Taiyo Browse this author | | Nishida, Satoshi Browse this author |
| Keywords: | function of consciousness | | functional basis | | functional contribution | | meta-theoretical project |
| Issue Date: | 29-Mar-2022 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Journal Title: | Neuroscience of Consciousness |
| Volume: | 2022 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page: | niac006 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1093/nc/niac006 |
| PMID: | 35356269 |
| Abstract: | There are many theories of the functions of consciousness. How these theories relate to each other, how we should assess them, and whether any integration of them is possible are all issues that remain unclear. To contribute to a solution, this paper offers a conceptual framework to clarify the theories of the functions of consciousness. This framework consists of three dimensions: (i) target, (ii) explanatory order, and (iii) necessity/sufficiency. The first dimension, target, clarifies each theory in terms of the kind of consciousness it targets. The second dimension, explanatory order, clarifies each theory in terms of how it conceives of the explanatory relation between consciousness and function. The third dimension, necessity/sufficiency, clarifies each theory in terms of the necessity/sufficiency relation posited between consciousness and function. We demonstrate the usefulness of this framework by applying it to some existing scientific and philosophical theories of the functions of consciousness. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/85183 |
| Appears in Collections: | 文学院・文学研究院 (Graduate School of Humanities and Human Sciences / Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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