The Higher-Order Map Theory of Consciousness

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ID21293651
AuthorsJoseph Gottlieb (0000-0001-9014-8487, Texas Tech University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume100
Issue1
Pages131-148
Publication date2022-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralasian Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-8402 • E-ISSN: 1470-6828
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00048402.2020.1861038
OpenAlexW3126754332
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited42

I begin by developing a challenge for the Higher-Order Thought variant of Higher-Order representational theories of consciousness. The challenge is to account for the distinctive phenomenal character of visual experience—its presentational character. After setting out the challenge, I articulate a novel form of Higher-Order theory that can account for presentational character—the Map Theory of consciousness. The theory’s distinctive claim is that the relevant higher-order representations have a cartographic format

Character (mathematics) · Consciousness · Electromagnetic theories of consciousness · Epistemology · Linguistics · Order (exchange) · Presentational and representational acting · Mathematics · Neural dynamics and brain function · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Visual perception and processing mechanisms

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