Block's Overflow Argument |
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| Authors: | Peter Carruthers |
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| Affiliation: | Department of PhilosophyUniversity of Maryland |
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| Abstract: | This article challenges Block's ‘overflow argument’ for the conclusion that phenomenal consciousness and access‐consciousness are distinct. It shows that the data can be explained just as well (or better) in terms of a distinction between contents that are made globally accessible through bottom–up sensory stimulation and those that are sustained and made available in working memory through top‐down attention. |
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