2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Neurophilosophical assessment of the representational theory of consciousness
| Project/Area Number |
22720014
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Philosophy/Ethics
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| Research Institution | Nanzan University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 哲学原論 / 各論 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research project, I found the following things. The arguments that claim we cannot understand conscious experience within the scientific framework have various problems. The representational theory of consciousness, which claims that conscious experiences are essentially mental states representing how the external world is, can explain systematically various features of conscious experience and therefore is the most promising theory about consciousness. Though the theory has several serious problems, we can fend them off by re-examining the concept of representation used in the theory.
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Research Products
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