Consciousness

Frank Jackson

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199234769.003.0012

Consciousness

Frank Jackson^*

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There is a difference between being conscious and being unconscious. This article focuses on that difference. Since the rise of interest in materialist or physicalist theories of mind, theorizing about consciousness has been largely driven by the debate over whether it can be accommodated within materialism. This is because it is widely agreed by materialists and anti-materialists alike that consciousness is the great challenge to materialist theories of mind. This debate is a starting point for a journey through recent philosophizing about consciousness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Chapter	12
Pages	310-333
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191577109
ISBN (Print)	9780199234769
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199234769.003.0012
Publication status	Published - 2 Sept 2007
Externally published	Yes

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