Phenomenal Consciousness and the Allocentric-Egocentric Interface

Phenomenal Consciousness and the Allocentric-Egocentric Interface Pete Mandik Associate Professor Coordinator, Cognitive Science Laboratory Chairman, Department of Philosophy William Paterson University, New Jersey USA

Three Problems of Consciousness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Allocentric-Egocentric Interface Theory of Consciousness ,[object Object],[object Object]

What is the egocentric allocentric distinction? ALLOCENTRIC EGOCENTRIC Self-specifying contents Non-self-specifying contents Online (sensorimotor) Offline (memory and planning) Analog, isomorphism Conceptual, categorical Info. encapsulation Inferential promiscuity

What is the progression of levels? ,[object Object],Low-level (LGN and V1) Egocentric reps Intermediate-level (IT and PP) Egocentric/Allocentric Hybrid reps Highlevel (Frontal Cortex and Hippocampus) Allocentric reps

So, where is consciousness? ,[object Object]

[object Object],Pure Egocentric Retinocentric Body-centered Limited viewpoint invariance Amodal Category knowledge The Allocentric-Egocentric Interface The reciprocally influencing representations jointly comprise a conscious state

Consciousness is not purely egocentric ,[object Object],[object Object]

Consciousness is not purely egocentric ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What is this a picture of? Hints:

Consciousness is not purely allocentric Thoughts alone have no phenomenal character: “ Pi is an irrational number” “ Natural selection depends on the variable inheritance of fitness” “ Democracy and capitalism are incompatible” Apparent phenomenality of thought due to associated imagery (Jackendoff 1987)

Consciousness is not purely allocentric ,[object Object],. . .but not this. THREE HOUSES Visual consciousness is never viewpoint independent. The contents are like. . .

The need for recurrence: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

State Consciousness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Transitive Consciousness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Phenomenal Character ,[object Object]

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