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Peter Carruthers is directly linked to the concept of phenomenal consciousness through his 2000 book [1] and his theoretical work proposing that recognitional concepts of experience can explain the phenomenon [2]. Furthermore, he has explored the constitutive relationship between phenomenal consciousness and integrated mental representations [3].
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Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimPeter Carruthers (2000) suggests that the relationship between qualitative and phenomenal consciousness and unified, densely integrated representations might be intimate and constitutive, rather than contingent.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimIn 2005, philosopher Peter Carruthers proposed that 'recognitional concepts of experience'—defined as the capacity to recognize a type of experience when it occurs in one's own mental life—could explain phenomenal consciousness without positing qualia.
Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimPeter Carruthers proposed a naturalistic theory of phenomenal consciousness in his 2000 book 'Phenomenal Consciousness: A Naturalistic Theory'.