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Perspective, reflection, transparent explanation, and other minds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

S. L. Hurley
Affiliation:
Department of Politics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, England

Abstract

Perspective and reflection (whether involving conceptual or nonconceptual content) have each been considered in some way basic to phenomenal consciousness. Each has possible evolutionary value, though neither seems sufficient for consciousness. Consider an account of consciousness in terms of the combination of perspective and reflection, its relationship to the problem of other minds, and its capacity to inherit evolutionary explanation from its components.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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