This Quintessence of Dust - Consciousness Explained, at Thirty

IF 0.5 3区哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY

Philosophical Papers Pub Date : 2021-05-04 DOI:10.1080/05568641.2021.1905541

Jared Warren

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Abstract

Abstract Daniel Dennett’s Consciousness Explained is probably the most widely read book about consciousness ever written by a philosopher. Despite this, the book has had a surprisingly small influence on how most philosophers of mind view consciousness. This might be because many philosophers badly misunderstand the book. They claim it does not even attempt to explain consciousness, but instead denies its very existence. Outside of philosophy the book has had more influence, but is saddled by the same misunderstanding. Now, 30 years after publication, Consciousness Explained deserves reconsideration from anyone interested in consciousness. Here I make a case for this. To start, I will clear up the central misunderstanding of the book. With that done, I will explain and update Dennett’s tantalizing approach to consciousness and the mind. The result brings us very, very close to explaining consciousness. Or so I will argue.

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尘埃意识的精髓在《三十而已》中得到阐释

摘要丹尼尔·丹尼特的《意识阐释》可能是哲学家有史以来阅读量最大的一本关于意识的书。尽管如此，这本书对大多数心智哲学家如何看待意识的影响却出奇地小。这可能是因为许多哲学家严重误解了这本书。他们声称它甚至没有试图解释意识，而是否认它的存在。在哲学之外，这本书的影响力更大，但也有同样的误解。出版30年后的今天，《意识解释》值得任何对意识感兴趣的人重新思考。在这里，我提出了一个理由。首先，我将澄清这本书的核心误解。完成后，我将解释并更新Dennett对意识和心智的诱人方法。结果使我们非常非常接近于解释意识。否则我会争辩的。

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