Abstract
A new research programme conceives of consciousness as a natural kind. One proposed virtue of this approach is that it can help resolve the methodological puzzle of consciousness, which involves distinguishing consciousness from cognitive access. The present paper raises a novel problem for this approach. The problem is rooted in the fact that we may have misclassified episodes of consciousness as not episodes of consciousness. I argue that conceiving of consciousness as a natural kind cannot distinguish consciousness from cognitive access.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Mind & Language |
Early online date | 7 Apr 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 7 Apr 2022 |
Keywords
- cognitive access
- consciousness
- global workspace theory
- methodological puzzle
- natural kinds
- recurrent processing