On the primacy and irreducible nature of first-person versus third-person information [version 3; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
In this essay, we will support the claim that at the current level of scientific advancement a) some first-person accounts cannot be reduced to their third-person neural and psychophysiological correlates and b) that these first-person accounts are the only information to reckon when it is necessary...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2017-05-01
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| Series: | F1000Research |
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| Online Access: | https://f1000research.com/articles/6-99/v3 |
| Summary: | In this essay, we will support the claim that at the current level of scientific advancement a) some first-person accounts cannot be reduced to their third-person neural and psychophysiological correlates and b) that these first-person accounts are the only information to reckon when it is necessary to analyse qualia contents. Consequently, for many phenomena, first-person accounts are the only reliable source of information available and the knowledge of their neural and psychophysical correlates don’t offer any additional information about them. |
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| ISSN: | 2046-1402 |