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The Epistemic Role of Consciousness
By Smithies
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Description
Smithies builds a sustained argument for the epistemic role of phenomenal consciousness which draws on a range of considerations in epistemology and the philosophy of mind. His position combines two key claims. The first is phenomenal mentalism, which says that epistemic justification is determined by the phenomenally individuated facts about your mental states. The second is accessibilism, which says that epistemic justification is luminously accessible in the sense that you're always in a position to know which beliefs you have epistemic justification to hold. Smithies integrates these two claims into a unified theory of epistemic justification, which he calls phenomenal accessibilism.
The book is divided into two parts, which converge on this theory of epistemic justification from opposite directions. Part 1 argues from the bottom up by drawing on considerations in the philosophy of mind about the role of consciousness in mental representation, perception, cognition, and introspection. Part 2 argues from the top down by arguing from general principles in epistemology about the nature of epistemic justification. These mutually reinforcing arguments form the basis for a unified theory of the epistemic role of phenomenal consciousness, one that bridges the gap between epistemology and philosophy of mind.
Product details
- Number of Pages:
- 458
- Release Date:
- 2019-09-02
- Publication Date:
- 2012-09-14
- Publisher:
- ACADEMIC
- Languages:
- Original: English
- ISBN10:
- 0199917663
- ISBN13:
- 9780199917662
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
- [email protected]
- Weight:
- 848 g
- Height:
- 161 cm
- Width:
- 240 cm
- Thickness:
- 29 cm
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