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Consciousness/Cognition/Dennett/Chalmer: Dennett (1978c)
(1) brings a cognitive model of consciousness consisting of the perception module, short-term memory, memory,
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control unit and module for "public relations": for the implementation in everyday language.
ChalmersVsDennett: that shows us something about information processing and the possibility to report about it, but not why there should be a way for such a model "how it is" to be this model.
Later, Dennett introduced a more elaborate model (Dennett, Consciousness Explained, 1991)
(2) without a central "headquarter".
ChalmersVsDennett: this also brings a possible explanation of attention, but not a better explanation of conscious experience.
Consciousness/DennettVsNagel/DennettVsChalmers: thesis: what he shows, is nevertheless everything it takes to explain consciousness. As soon as one has explained the various functions, one has explained everything (Dennett, 1993a
(3), p.210) and (FN9/Chapter 3)
Cognitive Models/Chalmers: there are also models by Churchland, (1995)
(4), Johnson-Laird (1988)
(5), Shallice (1972
(6), 1988a
(7), 1988b
(8)). ChalmersVs: my criticism VsDennett from above applies to all.
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