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Angela Botez
Institutul de Filosofie si Psihologie "C. Radulescu Motru"
al Academiei Romne
Abstract. Mind philosophy represents a type of the philosophy of science concerned with the
ontology, epistemology and the methods of science from the field of Artificial Intelligence, cognitive
science and neuroscience. It comprises, among others, philosophical meditations on consciousness.
The conceptual definitions and disciplinary delimitations in this area are still being elaborated; there
are various attempts to clarify, systematize and critically analyse the theories on consciousness, some
of them philosophical, others scientific. Their object induces the fading of borders between
approaches in science and philosophy. It is important that nowadays a new type of science is brought
forth: it is called neuroscience and its object is conscious experience. Numerous attempts of
philosophy of mind and of conscience are made with regard to this science. This article a presentation
of the works on consciousness belonging to philosophers of the mind such as: Penrose, Hofstadter,
Papineau, Kathleen Wilkes, Searle, Honderich, Churchland, Dennett, Chalmers, Hameroff,
Draganescu, Crane, Hacker, Mellor.
Introducere
Constiinta este unul dintre cei mai vechi si problematici
termeni ai filosofiei, provenind etimologic din latinescul
conscientia (stiinta mpreuna cu altii, cunoastere mpreuna,
constiinta morala, constiinta de sine) 1 si nsemnnd facultate
a mintii care da posibilitatea de a distinge binele de rau, ghid
moral, mod de reactie la stimuli, autocunoastere,
introspectie, sursa de idei, proces mental. Problemele pe
care filosofia constiintei le-a avut mereu n vedere s-au
referit la (a) n ce mod un subiect poate deveni obiect al
propriei observatii (cum poate avea loc introspectia) si (b)
daca orice stare mentala este nsotita n mod necesar de
constiinta. Parte a filosofiei mentalului, filosofia constiintei
prezinta astazi un interes mai scazut pentru aspectele
metafizice ale constiintei, dar unul crescut pentru relatia
constiinta-stari mentale, care readuce n atentie teme care
se refera la cunoasterea de sine ca act mental de
constientizare de catre individ a propriilor stari mentale si
emotionale.
Termenul
constiinta
exista
n
filosofia
contemporana a mentalului cu cele doua acceptiuni: una
psihiatrie),
Alwin
Scott
si
primatul
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