[22] Subjective Consciousness: A Self-Representational Theory By Uriah Kriegel

An introduction and summary to "Subjective Consciousness: A Self-Representational Theory" By Uriah Kriegel 2009 Some mental events are conscious, some are unconscious. What is the difference between the two? Uriah Kriegel offers the following answer: whatever else they may represent, conscious mental states always represent themselves (whereas unconscious ones do not, at least not in the right way). The book develops this 'self-representational' approach to consciousness along several dimensions - including phenomenological, ontological, and scientific - and defends it from common and uncommon criticisms.