Contemporary philosophy of mind is receptive to the possibility of unconscious perception. I investigate the philosophical issues posed by the postulation of such states. Primarily, I try to frame the basic concern as about the normative role of phenomenology, in epistemic and ethical circumstances. While unconscious perception might be possible, we might anyway be committed a kind of state that is essentially conscious. Sensations might seem apt for that role; but I defend another sort of state as having the required normative properties.
Event Details
Unconscious Sensation
- Event Date: April 28, 2015
- Event Start Time: 1:00 PM
- Event End Time: 2:00 PM
- Event Location: University of Texas at Austin, Department of Philosophy
- Event Type: Talks: RuCCS Colloquia
- Event Semester: Spring 2015
- Event Contact: Dr. David Sosa
- Event Extra info: <a href="http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/philosophy/faculty/jadems">Dr. David Sosa</a>