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Full Idea
Our phenomenal concept of consciousness-as-such is a crude tool, lacking theoretical articulation
Gist of Idea
Our concept of consciousness is crude, and lacks theoretical articulation
Source
David Papineau (Thinking about Consciousness [2002], 7.13)
Book Ref
Papineau,David: 'Thinking about Consciousness' [OUP 2004], p.215
A Reaction
This is a point well made. Given that the human brain is the most complex thing (for its size) in the known universe, we shouldn't expect it to divide up into three or four clear-cut activities. Compare the precision of 'geography' as a concept.