Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness

Abstract

1. Contributors 2. 1. Higher-order theories of consciousness: An overview (by Gennaro, Rocco J.) 3. Part I: Defenders of higher-order theories 4. 2. Varieties of higher-order theory (by Rosenthal, David M.) 5. 3. Higher-order thoughts, animal consciousness, and misrepresentation: A reply to Carruthers and Levine (by Gennaro, Rocco J.) 6. 4. Higher-order global states (HOGS): An alternative higher-order model of consciousness (by Gulick, Robert Van) 7. 5. The superiority of HOP to HOT (by Lycan, William G.) 8. 6. HOP over FOR, HOT theory (by Carruthers, Peter) 9. 7. A higher order syntactic thought (HOST) theory of consciousness (by Rolls, Edmund T.) 10. 8. Assumptions of a subjective measure of consciousness: Three mappings (by Dienes, Zoltan) 11. Part II: Critics of the higher-order approach 12. 9. What phenomenal consciousness is like (by Byrne, Alex) 13. 10. Either FOR or HOR: A false dichotomy (by Lurz, Robert W.) 14. 11. A cold look at HOT theory (by Seager, William) 15. 12. HOT theories of consciousness: More sad tales of philosophical intuitions gone astray (by Hardcastle, Valerie Gray) 16. 13. A few thoughts too many? (by Robinson, William S.) 17. 14. Higher order representation in a mentalistic metatheory (by Dulany, Donelson E.) 18. 15. Ouch! An essay on pain (by Hill, Christopher S.) 19. Index of names 20. Index of topics