Mental representation and self-consciousness : : from basic self-representation to self-related cognition / / Gottfried Vosgerau.

• VerfasserIn: Vosgerau, Gottfried,
• Place / Publishing House: Paderborn, Germany : : Mentis,, [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (179 pages) :; illustrations

Table of Contents

Intro -- Mental Representationand Self-Consciousness: From Basic Self-Representation to Self-Related Cognition -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 The Problem of Self-Consciousness -- 1.1.1 Content and Phenomenology -- 1.1.2 TheReference of 'I' -- 1.2 Methodology -- 1.2.1 Cognitive Sciences -- 1.2.2 Representation andContent -- 1.3 Overlook -- 2. THEORIES OF REPRESENTATION -- 2.1 Conventional Theories -- 2.2 Similarity Theories -- 2.3 Causal Theories -- 2.4 Summary -- 3. THE FUNCTIONALISTIC APPROACH -- 3.1 The Function to "Mean" -- 3.2 Representational Content -- 3.3 Functions and Arguments -- 3.4 Adequacy and the Structure of Representations -- 3.5 Summary -- 4. VARIETIES OF REPRESENTATION -- 4.1 External Representations -- 4.1.1 Simple Representations -- 4.1.2 Indices, Icons, and Symbols -- 4.1.3 Models -- 4.2 Sensational and Perceptual Representations -- 4.2.1 SensationalRepresentations -- 4.2.2 Perceptual Representations -- 4.3 Conceptual Representations -- 4.4 Meta-Representations -- 4.5 Cognitive Development -- 5. SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS -- 5.1 The Cognitive versus the Linguistic Approach -- 5.2 I-Thoughts and Self-Consciousness -- 5.2.1 Errors and Immunity -- 5.2.2 Perceptual Self-Consciousness -- 5.2.3 Conceptual Self-Consciousness -- 5.2.4 Self-Image -- 5.2.5 Meta-Representational Self-Consciousness -- 5.2.6 Summary: Different Levels of Self-Consciousness -- 5.3 Classical Features of Self-Consciousness -- 6. SELF-REPRESENTATION -- 6.1 Essentially Self-Related Representations -- 6.2 Indexicals and Action -- 6.3 Varieties of Self-Representation and Developmental Aspects -- 7. PERCEPTUAL SELF-REPRESENTATION -- 7.1 Self-World Distinction -- 7.1.1 The Comparator-Model -- 7.1.2 The Presuppositions of the Comparator-Model -- 7.1.3 Perceptual Self-Acquaintance -- 7.1.4 Basic Perceptual Self-Representations -- 7.2 The Body-Image.

7.2.1 Body-Schema and Body-Image -- 7.2.2 Feeling of Ownership and Feeling of Agency -- 7.3 Spatial Representations -- 7.3.1 Evidences for Different Spatial Representations -- 7.3.2 The Structure of Egocentric Representations -- 7.4 Perceptual Self-Consciousness -- 8. CONCEPTUAL SELF-REPRESENTATION -- 8.1 Judgment of Agency -- 8.2 The Self-Image -- 8.3 Spatial Representation -- 8.4 Conceptual Self-Consciousness -- 9. SELF-RELATED META-REPRESENTATIONS -- 9.1 Nonconceptual Meta-Representations -- 9.2 Conceptual Meta-Representations -- 9.2.1 Theory of Mind -- 9.2.2 Authorship of Thoughts -- 9.3 Self-Knowledge -- 9.3.1 Epistemic Status -- 9.3.2 First Person Authority -- 9.3.3 The Intellectual Self-Image -- 9.4 Meta-Representational Self-Consciousness -- 10. EXPLAINING THE FEATURES OF SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS -- 10.1 Perspectivity -- 10.1.1 Spatial Perspectivity -- 10.1.2 Intellectual Perspectivity -- 10.2 Unity and Ownership -- 10.3 Authorship and Agency -- 10.4 Conclusion -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.