Orders of consciousness and forms of reflexivity in Descartes
pp. 177-201
Abstract
Descartes affords several notions of consciousness as he explains the characteristics of the diverse features of human thought from infancy to adulthood and from dreaming to attentive wakefulness. I will argue that Descartes provides the resources for a rich and coherent view of conscious mentality from rudimentary consciousness through reflexive consciousness to consciousness achieved by deliberate, attentive reflection. I shall begin by making two general yet important remarks concerning the conceptual starting points of my investigation.
Publication details
Published in:
Heinämaa Sara, Lähteenmäki Vili, Remes Pauliina (2007) Consciousness: from perception to reflection in the history of philosophy. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 177-201
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6082-3_8
Full citation:
Lähteenmäki Vili (2007) „Orders of consciousness and forms of reflexivity in Descartes“, In: S. Heinämaa, V. Lähteenmäki & P. Remes (eds.), Consciousness: from perception to reflection in the history of philosophy, Dordrecht, Springer, 177–201.