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Keith Frankish

Honorary Professor of Philosophy · University of Sheffield

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Research Areas

ConsciousnessPhilosophy

About

Philosopher who developed illusionism about phenomenal consciousness, arguing that qualia as traditionally conceived are illusory and that what we call phenomenal consciousness is a misrepresentation by introspection.

Publications

  • Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness
  • The Consciousness Illusions
  • Mind and Supermind
  • Consciousness (New Problems of Philosophy)

Related Guides

Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness (HOT)

Rosenthal and Lau's framework proposing consciousness requires higher-order mental representations about our own mental states.

Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR)

Penrose and Hameroff's quantum theory proposing consciousness arises from gravitational self-collapse in neuronal microtubules.

Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC)

The search for the minimal neuronal mechanisms jointly sufficient for any one specific conscious percept.

Idealism in Philosophy of Mind

Bernardo Kastrup's analytical idealism and the philosophical tradition arguing consciousness is fundamental, not matter.

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