Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-241) and index.
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Introduction -- Reductive explanation and the "explanatory gap" -- Natural theories of consciousness -- HOP over FOR, HOT theory -- Phenomenal concepts and higher-order experiences -- Dual-content theory : the explanatory advantages -- Conscious thinking : language or elimination? -- Conscious experience versus conscious thought -- Sympathy and subjectivity -- Suffering without subjectivity -- Why the question of animal consciousness might not matter very much -- On being simple-minded.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Presenting an original theory of consciousness, Peter Carruthers provides controversial claims about the similarities and differences between human and animal minds.