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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.