Does Consciousness Exist?
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"Does Consciousness Exist?" is a philosophical essay by William James that challenges traditional notions of consciousness by proposing a radical empiricist view of experience as fundamentally neutral.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Does Consciousness Exist? Context triple: [Essays in Radical Empiricism, hasEssay, Does Consciousness Exist?]
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A.
Conversations on Consciousness
Conversations on Consciousness is a philosophical book by Susan Blackmore that presents a series of interviews with leading scientists and philosophers exploring the nature of consciousness and the mind.
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B.
Consciousness: An Introduction
Consciousness: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Susan Blackmore that surveys scientific, philosophical, and psychological approaches to understanding conscious experience.
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C.
multiple drafts model of consciousness
The multiple drafts model of consciousness is Daniel Dennett’s theory that conscious experience consists of parallel, continuously edited interpretive processes in the brain rather than a single, unified stream observed by an inner self.
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D.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
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E.
Orch-OR theory of consciousness
The Orch-OR theory of consciousness is a controversial proposal suggesting that conscious experience arises from quantum processes within neuronal microtubules in the brain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Does Consciousness Exist? Target entity description: "Does Consciousness Exist?" is a philosophical essay by William James that challenges traditional notions of consciousness by proposing a radical empiricist view of experience as fundamentally neutral.
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A.
Conversations on Consciousness
Conversations on Consciousness is a philosophical book by Susan Blackmore that presents a series of interviews with leading scientists and philosophers exploring the nature of consciousness and the mind.
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B.
Consciousness: An Introduction
Consciousness: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Susan Blackmore that surveys scientific, philosophical, and psychological approaches to understanding conscious experience.
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C.
multiple drafts model of consciousness
The multiple drafts model of consciousness is Daniel Dennett’s theory that conscious experience consists of parallel, continuously edited interpretive processes in the brain rather than a single, unified stream observed by an inner self.
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D.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
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E.
Orch-OR theory of consciousness
The Orch-OR theory of consciousness is a controversial proposal suggesting that conscious experience arises from quantum processes within neuronal microtubules in the brain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
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| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work by William James ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
consciousness as a separate entity
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dualistic separation of mind and world ⓘ substantive ego ⓘ |
| author | William James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
nature of experience
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relation between knower and known ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy
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psychology ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical essay ⓘ |
| influenced |
analytic philosophy of mind
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neutral monism debates ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
empiricism
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pragmatism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedIn | Essays in Radical Empiricism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
consciousness
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metaphysics of experience ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ radical empiricism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
pragmatism
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radical empiricism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposesViewOfExperienceAs | fundamentally neutral ⓘ |
| publicationForm | journal article ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Essays in Radical Empiricism
NERFINISHED
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The Principles of Psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | neutral monism-like view of experience ⓘ |
| title | Does Consciousness Exist? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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