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The Problem of the Rock and the Grammar of Consciousness
- Author(s):
- Lajos Brons (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Subject(s):
- Analysis (Philosophy)
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Philosophy of Mind, Consciousness, Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness, Problem of the Rock, Analytical philosophy
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6N19S
- Abstract:
- The “Problem of the Rock” (PoR) is a famous objection to Higher-Order (HO) theories of consciousness. According to PoR, the HO theorists’ claim that a mental state is conscious iff there is a higher-order mental state about it implies that a rock is also conscious iff there is a higher-order mental state about it. In this paper I show that this argument confuses two grammatically distinct attributions of consciousness, and that if the consequent equivocation fallacy is avoided, PoR is either a straw man argument or has an unproblematic conclusion.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
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