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Full Idea
The fundamental aspects of conscious experience that are common to all its phenomenological manifestations are: privateness, unity, and informativeness.
Gist of Idea
The three essentials of conscious experience are privateness, unity and informativeness
Source
G Edelman / G Tononi (Consciousness: matter becomes imagination [2000], Ch. 3)
Book Ref
Edelman,G/Tononi,G: 'Consciousness: how matter becomes imagination' [Penguin 2000], p.23
A Reaction
Interesting, coming from neuroscientists. The list strikes me as rather passive. It is no use having good radar if you can't make decisions. Privacy and unity are overrated. Who gets 'informed'? Personal identity must be basic.
| 19438 | Our large perceptions and appetites are made up tiny unconscious fragments [Leibniz] |
| 21770 | Consciousness is both of objects, and of itself [Hegel] |
| 2525 | Maybe language is crucial to consciousness [Dennett] |
| 5001 | Maybe we should see intentionality and consciousness as a single problem, not two [Kirk,R] |
| 4917 | Consciousness involves awareness, perception, self-awareness, attention and reflection [Carter,R] |
| 6626 | 'Phenomenal' consciousness is of qualities; 'apperceptive' consciousness includes beliefs and desires [Lowe] |
| 4923 | The three essentials of conscious experience are privateness, unity and informativeness [Edelman/Tononi] |