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Podstawowe rodzaje świadomości we współczesnej filozofii naturalistycznej
The basic kinds of consciousness in contemporary naturalistic philosophy

Author(s): Andrzej Dąbrowski
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Carruthers; intransitive consciousness; functional consciousness; occurrent states; phe-nomenal consciousness; self-consciousness; standing states; transitive consciousness

Summary/Abstract: Research to date into the theory of consciousness has shed light on its nature and allowed us to isolate several different kinds of consciousness. Ambitious and non-reductive approaches to consciousness are primarily interested in the distinction between access consciousness and phe-nomenal consciousness. It appears that for a full understanding of the notion, other types of con-sciousness may also be important. The purpose of this article is minimalistic: to present in a concise manner the following kinds of consciousness: (1) intransitive consciousness, (2) transitive con-sciousness, (3) self-consciousness, (4) phenomenal consciousness, (5) functional consciousness (ac-cess-consciousness), (6) mental (a) occurrent states, and (b) standing (dormant) states, and non-consciousness.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 27-46
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish