What do we need to know to know that animals are conscious of what they know?

In this paper I argue for the following six claims: 1) The problem is that some think metacognition and consciousness are dissociable. 2) The solution is not to revive associationist explanations; 3) …nor is the solution to identify metacognition with Carruthers' gatekeeping mechanism. 4) The...

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Main Author: Gary Comstock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2019-11-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/25/AB_C_2019_Vol6(4)_Comstock.pdf