Ned Block ↔ phenomenal consciousness

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Ned Block is a prominent philosopher who has extensively theorized about phenomenal consciousness, notably distinguishing it from access consciousness in [1], arguing for its neural basis in [2], and questioning its presence during anaesthesia in [3].

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Consciousness and Cognitive Sciences journal-psychoanalysis.eu Journal of Psychoanalysis 1 fact

claimNed Block (1996) distinguishes between the cognitive manifestations of consciousness and phenomenal consciousness, which refers to experience itself.

Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

perspectiveVictor Lamme (2006) and Ned Block (2007) argue that local recurrent activity between higher and lower areas within the sensory cortex is sufficient for phenomenal consciousness, even in the absence of verbal reportability or other indicators of access consciousness.

AI Sessions #9: The Case Against AI Consciousness (with Anil Seth) conspicuouscognition.com Conspicuous Cognition 1 fact

claimNed Block has expressed skepticism regarding whether general anaesthesia completely eliminates all phenomenal consciousness.