ASSC8 abstract


Neurophenomenology and the Dynamics of Consciousness

Evan Thompson
Department of Philosophy
York University
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Canada

 

I will present a conception of consciousness as intransitive and pre-reflective self-awareness drawn from the phenomenological tradition. On this conception, consciousness is intrinsically a dynamic phenomenon. I will compare this
conception to the currently rather static conceptions of access consciousness and phenomenal consciousness. Finally, I will propose a neurophenomenological approach to investigating pre-reflective self-awareness that integrates neurodynamics and first-person phenomenology.