Consciousness: An Afterthought

ABSTRACT: Our sense that we do something deliberately may be an afterthought that arises after our brains have already triggered our action unconsciously. Consciousness itself may be a similar illusory afterthought, with no direct causal role. In any case, Methodological epiphenomenalism, together w...

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Main Author: Harnad, Stevan (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1982.
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