In: Filozofia, vol. 79, no. 2
Katarína Marcinčinová
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Year, pages: 2024, 195 - 211
Language: eng
Keywords:
consciousness – Humphrey – illusionism – illusion problem –
phenomenal surrealism
Article type: State
Document type: časopis
About article:
The article’s main objective is to analyse the positive aspect of illusionism and the so-called “illusion problem” that lies at its heart – the problem of explaining the origin and causes of the illusion of phenomenal consciousness. I argue that a key aspect of the illusion problem is explaining the function of the illusion of phenomenal consciousness. Some authors suggest that the illusion probably has no particular function but is a by-product of introspection, whereas others have pointed out that it has played an important role in the evolution of consciousness. I focus on Nicholas Humphrey’s evolutionary theory of consciousness, “phenomenal surrealism,” in emphasizing this crucial part of the illusionist program.
How to cite:
ISO 690:
Marcinčinová, K. 2024. Phenomenal Consciousness as an Evolutionary Invention: Explaining the Positive Function of Illusionism. In Filozofia, vol. 79, no.2, pp. 195-211. 0046-385X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2024.79.2.6
APA:
Marcinčinová, K. (2024). Phenomenal Consciousness as an Evolutionary Invention: Explaining the Positive Function of Illusionism. Filozofia, 79(2), 195-211. 0046-385X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2024.79.2.6
About edition:
Publisher: Filozofický ústav SAV, v. v. i.
Published: 14. 2. 2024
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