Full Idea
On the assumption that any environmental feature can be represented either consciously or unconsciously, it is unclear how the mere representation of such a feature can render the representing state conscious.
Gist of Idea
Experiences can be represented consciously or unconsciously, so representation won't explain consciousness
Source
U Kriegel / K Williford (Intro to 'Self-Representational Consciousness' [2006], §1)
Book Reference
'Self-Representational Approaches to Consciousness', ed/tr. Kriegel,U /Williford,K [MIT 2006], p.2
A Reaction
The authors are rejecting simple representation as the key, in favour of a distinctive sort of self-representation. I'm inclined to think that consciousness results from multiple co-ordinated layers of representation etc., which has no simple account.