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What if phenomenal consciousness admits of degrees?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2008

Robert Van Gulick
Robert Van Gulick
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Department of Philosophy 541 HL, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244. [email protected]
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Abstract

If the phenomenality of consciousness admits of degrees and can be partial and indeterminate, then Block's inference to the best explanation may need to be revaluated both in terms of the supposed data on phenomenal overflow and the range of alternatives against which his view is compared.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 5-6 , December 2007 , pp. 528 - 529
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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