Ideas of U Kriegel / K Williford, by Theme

[American, fl. 2006, At Arizona and St Cloud Universities.]

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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / e. Cause of consciousness
Consciousness is reductively explained either by how it represents, or how it is represented
Red tomato experiences are conscious if the state represents the tomato and itself
Experiences can be represented consciously or unconsciously, so representation won't explain consciousness
How is self-representation possible, does it produce a regress, and is experience like that?
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / f. Higher-order thought
Unfortunately, higher-order representations could involve error