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- Title
On the Appearance and Reality of Mind.
- Authors
Whiting, Demian
- Abstract
According to what I will call the "appearance-is-reality doctrine of mind," conscious mental states are identical to how they subjectively appear or present themselves to us in our experience of them. The doctrine has had a number of supporters but to date has not received from its proponents the comprehensive and systematic treatment that might be expected. In this paper I outline the key features of the appearance-is-reality doctrine along with the case for thinking that doctrine to be true. I also defend the doctrine from some objections. Finally, I spell out the important metaphysical and epistemological implications of the appearance-is-reality doctrine of mind.
- Subjects
APPEARANCE (Philosophy); CONSCIOUSNESS; MIND &; reality; THEORY of knowledge; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Mind & Behavior, 2016, Vol 37, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
0271-0137
- Publication type
Article