Cognitive Naturalism and the Phenomenal Feel
Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia December 28, 2015 Gregor Michael Hoerzer
A commentary on Sandro Nannini's cognitive naturalism examines the analogy between the shift in the concept of time in relativity theory and a proposed shift toward a functional concept of phenomenal consciousness. The author argues that Nannini's naturalization procedure cannot account for the phenomenal feel of conscious states and highlights important differences between the conceptual change in physics and the intended change for consciousness. The commentary challenges the eliminative materialist view that we should abandon the folk psychological concept of consciousness, pointing to the explanatory gap that remains.