What reason could there be to believe in pre-reflective bodily self-consciousness?
Advances in Consciousness Research August 7, 2012 DOI: 10.1075/aicr.86.01als
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThis philosophical paper examines the reasons for endorsing the idea of pre-reflective bodily self-consciousness (PBS). It asks why one should think that any description of consciousness positing PBS is correct. The discussion aims to show how difficult this question is to answer and the kinds of considerations that should be brought to bear in attempting to answer it.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key finding | The question of why one should endorse pre-reflective bodily self-consciousness is difficult to answer, and the paper explores the considerations needed to address it. |
Abstract
This paper aims to examine the reasons for endorsing the idea of pre-reflective bodily self-consciousness. The guiding question will be: why should one think that any description of consciousness that posits PBS is correct? The aim of this discussion is to show how hard this question is to answer and the kinds of considerations that one should bring to bear in attempting to answer it. Keywords: explanation; phenomenology; bodily self-consciousness; attention; introspection