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List of constraints
28/01/2010 by admin.
Human Nature Review has a review by M. Ghin of a book by T. Metzinger, Being No One: The Self-Model Theory of Subjectivity. (here) In it there is a list of constraints ‘which help us to judge whether a given representational state is also a conscious state’ which I find an interesting list.
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Global availability – an item that is in consciousness is integrated into an overall world-model.
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Presentationality- consciousness is experienced as in the now.
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Convolved holism- objects in consciousness are made up of other objects in a heirarchy.
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Dyamicity – experience is constantly changing or flow of events.
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Perspectivalness – we are the point of view for conscious experience
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Transparency – we do not see the construction of the conscious experience but have the illusion of direct contact with the world.
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Offline activation – there can be consciousness without sensory input (daydreams, hallucinations etc.)
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Representation of intensities – we can experience levels of intensity of qualia.
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Homogeneity – qualia are not mixtures of two other qualia.
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Adaptivity – consciousness has features that can be evolved
It sounds interesting. I will have to follow up on this, especially those constraints that we have not touched on much: convolved holism, representation of intensities and homogeneity.
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