Embodiment, Consciousness, and the Massively Representational Mind

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dc.contributor.authorRupert, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:48:19Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2020-12-20T07:36:24Z
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, I claim that extant empirical data do not support a radically embodied understanding of the mind but, instead, suggest (along with a variety of other results) a massively representational view. According to this massively representational view, the brain is rife with representations that possess overlapping and redundant content, and many of these represent other mental representations or derive their content from them. Moreover, many behavioral phenomena associated with attention and consciousness are best explained by the coordinated activity of units with redundant content. I finish by arguing that this massively representational picture challenges the reliability of a priori theorizing about consciousness.
dc.identifier.issn0276-2080
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/26438
dc.publisherUniversity of Arkansas
dc.sourcePhilosophical Topics
dc.titleEmbodiment, Consciousness, and the Massively Representational Mind
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage120
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage99
local.contributor.affiliationRupert, Robert, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailrepository.admin@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidRupert, Robert, u5156260
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor220319 - Social Philosophy
local.identifier.absseo970122 - Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies
local.identifier.ariespublicationu5234012xPUB44
local.identifier.citationvolume39
local.identifier.doi.5840/philtopics201139116
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu5234012
local.type.statusPublished Version

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