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1024Phenomenal consciousness, attention and accessibilityPhenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 11 (3): 309-334. 2012.This article re-examines Ned Block‘s ( 1997 , 2007 ) conceptual distinction between phenomenal consciousness and access consciousness. His argument that we can have phenomenally conscious representations without being able to cognitively access them is criticized as not being supported by evidence. Instead, an alternative interpretation of the relevant empirical data is offered which leaves the link between phenomenology and accessibility intact. Moreover, it is shown that Block’s claim that phe…Read more
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91Daniel D. HUTTO, Folk Psychological Narratives. The Sociocultural Basis of Understanding Reasons. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press 2008, xxi, 343 pp. ISBN 978-0-262-08367-6 (review)Grazer Philosophische Studien 80 (1): 341-346. 2010.
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8Understanding other minds: A criticism of goldman’s simulation theory and an outline of the person model theoryGrazer Philosophische Studien 79 (1): 209-242. 2009.What exactly do we do when we try to make sense of other people e.g. by ascribing mental states like beliefs and desires to them? After a short criticism of Theory-Theory, Interaction Theory and the Narrative Theory of understanding others as well as an extended criticism of the Simulation Theory in Goldman's recent version (2006), we suggest an alternative approach: the Person Model Theory . Person models are the basis for our ability to register and evaluate persons having mental as well as ph…Read more
University of Cologne
PhD, 2007
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Biology |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |