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1 Introduction 1 Introduction
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2 Consciousness and Cognition 2 Consciousness and Cognition
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3 Consciousness and Self-Consciousness 3 Consciousness and Self-Consciousness
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4 Kant and Contemporary Debates 4 Kant and Contemporary Debates
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8 Kant on Consciousness and Self-Consciousness
Get accessMatthew Boyle is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. Until 2016, he was Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. He writes primarily on the philosophy of mind and on figures in the history of philosophy, especially Kant. He is the author of Transparency and Reflection (Oxford University Press, 2024).
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Published:22 October 2024
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Abstract
Kant’s views on the nature and importance of self-consciousness have been extensively discussed, but his remarks about the nature of consciousness have received less attention. The present essay argues that a sound understanding of the latter topic is a precondition for making sense of Kant’s claims about self-consciousness, and that an understanding of the relation between these two topics is crucial to an appreciation of what is distinctive in his theory of cognition. Questions addressed include: why cognition requires consciousness, whether non-rational animals have consciousness, how the unity of consciousness is related to the capacity for apperception, and how Kant’s views on consciousness bear on contemporary debates about the nature and function of consciousness.
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