Eliminativism About Consciousness
The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Consciousness July 9, 2020 Elizabeth Irvine, Mark Sprevak 36 citations
Eliminativism about consciousness takes two forms: entity eliminativism, which denies that consciousness exists, and discourse eliminativism, which argues that talk of consciousness should be eliminated from science. The chapter examines classic arguments for entity eliminativism, including Dennett's position and recent illusionism, as well as discourse eliminativist arguments from scientific behaviorism and empirical accessibility. It concludes that these positions require serious defense and outlines the strategies used to support each form of eliminativism.