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@article{Dennett2001, abstract = {Theorists are converging from quite different quarters on a version of the global neuronal workspace model of consciousness, but there are residual confusions to be dissolved. In particular, theorists must resist the temptation to see global accessibility as the cause of consciousness (as if consciousness were some other, further condition); rather, it is consciousness. A useful metaphor for keeping this elusive idea in focus is that consciousness is rather like fame in the brain. It is not a privileged medium of representation, or an added property some states have; it is the very mutual accessibility that gives some informational states the powers that come with a subject's consciousness of that information. Like fame, consciousness is not a momentary condition, or a purely dispositional state, but rather a matter of actual influence over time. Theorists who take on the task of accounting for the aftermath that is critical for consciousness often appear to be leaving out the Subject of consciousness, when in fact they are providing an analysis of the Subject, a necessary component in any serious theory of consciousness.}, author = {Dennett, Daniel}, citeulike-article-id = {3142028}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T24-42696KF-8/2/b857e7ce332df0bcb37c1840897abfbb}, journal = {Cognition}, keywords = {consciousness, explaining, fame, file-import-08-08-20}, month = {April}, number = {1-2}, pages = {221--237}, posted-at = {2008-08-20 22:19:50}, priority = {0}, title = {Are we explaining consciousness yet?}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T24-42696KF-8/2/b857e7ce332df0bcb37c1840897abfbb}, volume = {79}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - Dennett2001 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3142028 N2 - Theorists are converging from quite different quarters on a version of the global neuronal workspace model of consciousness, but there are residual confusions to be dissolved. In particular, theorists must resist the temptation to see global accessibility as the cause of consciousness (as if consciousness were some other, further condition); rather, it is consciousness. A useful metaphor for keeping this elusive idea in focus is that consciousness is rather like fame in the brain. It is not a privileged medium of representation, or an added property some states have; it is the very mutual accessibility that gives some informational states the powers that come with a subject's consciousness of that information. Like fame, consciousness is not a momentary condition, or a purely dispositional state, but rather a matter of actual influence over time. Theorists who take on the task of accounting for the aftermath that is critical for consciousness often appear to be leaving out the Subject of consciousness, when in fact they are providing an analysis of the Subject, a necessary component in any serious theory of consciousness. IS - 1-2 JF - Cognition EP - 237 TI - Are we explaining consciousness yet? VL - 79 SP - 221 KW - consciousness KW - explaining KW - fame KW - file-import-08-08-20 AU - Dennett, Daniel PY - 2001/April// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T24-42696KF-8/2/b857e7ce332df0bcb37c1840897abfbb ER -