The global workspace theory, the phenomenal concept strategy, and the distribution of consciousness.
Consciousness and Cognition August 6, 2020 Dylan Black 3 citations
Peter Carruthers claims that the global workspace theory of consciousness leaves no facts about animal consciousness, and this problem extends to other cognitive theories, threatening the entire field. However, this argument also eliminates facts about human consciousness. The key flawed assumption is that scientific theories must explain away the explanatory gap. An alternative strategy is proposed: introspectable inferential connections from phenomenal concepts to functional concepts allow scientists to identify the global workspace through shared capacities in animals and humans, better reflecting actual scientific practice.