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A Brief Summary of the Sensorimotor Theory of Phenomenal Consciousness

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O'Regan, J. Kevin·2022
DOI 10.31234/osf.io/xhukf
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This summary of the sensorimotor theory of phenomenal consciousness explains the purpose of the theory, emphasizes its metaphysical differences with most other current theories, gives links to overviews of supporting evidence, discusses frequent misunderstandings of the theory, and describes the future program of work.

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  • Arguably, AI-C benefits from a formalised approach that grounds the 'everyday-language' explanations afforded by sensorimotor theory in a computationally tractable account that speaks to underlying neural dynamics.

    “Arguably, AI -C benefits from a formalised approach that grounds the 'everyday -language' explanations afforded by sensorimotor theory (O'Regan, 2023, p. 2) e.g., the notion of being 'poised' to act in a particular way (O'Regan, 2022, p. 3) in a computationally tractable account that speaks to underlying neural dynamics (Nave et al., 2022).”

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Authors
O'Regan, J. K.
Corresponding author
O'Regan, J. Kevin
ORCID
O'Regan, J. Kevin
Publisher
Center for Open Science
Published
2022-10-02
DOI
10.31234/osf.io/xhukf
OpenAlex
W4300961043
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2
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2
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2024: 2
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en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Embodied and Extended Cognition
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Free Will and Agency
Keywords
sensorimotor theory, phenomenal consciousness, consciousness, metaphysics of consciousness, philosophy of mind, theory of mind

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