Consciousness essays from a higher-order perspective - Carruthers, Peter (Clarendon Press, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-241) and index
Introduction -- Reductive explanation and the "explanatory gap" -- Natural theories of consciousness -- HOP over FOR, HOT theory -- Phenomenal concepts and higher-order experiences -- Dual-content theory : the explanatory advantages -- Conscious thinking : language or elimination? -- Conscious experience versus conscious thought -- Sympathy and subjectivity -- Suffering without subjectivity -- Why the question of animal consciousness might not matter very much -- On being simple-minded
Presenting an original theory of consciousness, Peter Carruthers provides controversial claims about the similarities and differences between human and animal minds