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Terminology: This section explains special features of the language used by the individual authors. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Ned Block on Terminology - Dictionary of Arguments
II 550 Def Cluster Concept/Block: E.g. assuming a prototypical religion includes beliefs about supernatural beings, rites, and other things, but there are actual or possible religions that do not have these characteristics. E.g. Some say that speed is a cluster concept: it is often practical to summarize average and instantaneous speed. (BlockVs). - - - Metzinger II 458 Def Z-consciousness/terminology/block: to be z-conscious of a fact means that the information is available for rational reasoning. (Functional term). P-consciousness: phenomenal consciousness._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Block I N. Block Consciousness, Function, and Representation: Collected Papers, Volume 1 (Bradford Books) Cambridge 2007 Block II Ned Block "On a confusion about a function of consciousness" In Bewusstein, Thomas Metzinger, Paderborn/München/Wien/Zürich 1996 Metz I Th. Metzinger (Hrsg.) Bewusstsein Paderborn 1996 |