Consciousness, Theories of

Bibliographic Data

ID4079131
AuthorsUriah Kriegel (University of Arizona, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume1
Issue1
Pages58-64
Publication date2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-9991.2006.00008.x
OpenAlexW2111420731
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited25

Phenomenal consciousness is the property mental states, events, and processes have when, and only when, there is something it is like for their subject to undergo them, or be in them. What it is like to have a conscious experience is customarily referred to as the experience's phenomenal character . Theories of consciousness attempt to account for this phenomenal character. This article surveys the currently prominent theories, paying special attention to the various attempts to explain a state's phenomenal character in terms of its representational content

Cognitive science · Consciousness · Electromagnetic theories of consciousness · Epistemology · Mental state · Computer Science · Embodied and Extended Cognition · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology

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