| How Can We Construct a Science of Consciousness? |
| David Chalmers |
| (M. Gazzaniga, ed) The Cognitive Neurosciences III. MIT Press, 2004. |
| Area 1 Philosophy of Mind |
| Area 2 Epistemology |
| Keywords consciousness cognitive neuroscience |
| http://consc.net/papers/scicon.pdf |
| In recent years there has been an explosion of scientific work on consciousness in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and other fields. It has become possible to think that we are moving toward a genuine scientific understanding of conscious experience. But what is the science of consciousness all about, and what form should such a science take? This chapter gives an overview of the agenda. |