Explaining representation without representation
Lately I’ve been immersing myself in the writings of Bickhard and his theories of representation since explanation of representation and representational content is a very vital part of an exhaustive theory of consciousness. Even if you believe that a theory of consciousness should mainly focus on the phenomenological aspects rather that the representational, this notion...
Biological Realism: A Different Point of View
Introduction Common for most contemporary views of Philosophy of Mind is their view of intentionality as the most fundamental feature of the mind. This view can be traced back to a proposal made by Franz Brentano in 1874 that dubs intentionality to be “the mark of the mental.” It is also related to the writings...