Is consciousness epiphenomenal? Comment on Susan Pockett

Gomes, Gilberto (2005) Is consciousness epiphenomenal? Comment on Susan Pockett. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 12 (12). pp. 77-79.

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Abstract

Susan Pockett's claim that there are reasons for considering consciousness as an epiphenomenon begs the question whether there really is "consciousness as distinct from the neural process that goes with it". Consciousness does not directly cause behavior but influences the other brain systems that do so.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	consciousness epiphenomenalism
Disciplines:	Philosophy
Topics:	Theory of Consciousness
Article Type:	Theoretical
ID Code:	160
Deposited By:	Prof. Gilberto Gomes
Deposited On:	04 November 2006

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