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Colin McGinn is a prominent philosopher who has dedicated his work to the study of consciousness, notably proposing the 'new mysterianism' theory which suggests human cognitive limitations prevent us from explaining it [1], [2], [3]. He has extensively analyzed the nature of consciousness, including its non-spatial character and its relationship to physicalism [4], [5], [6].
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 5 facts
perspectiveDavid Chalmers argues that Colin McGinn's approach to consciousness requires revising or supplementing theories of space to accommodate consciousness while maintaining external predictions.
claimColin McGinn locates the 'hard problem' of consciousness in the non-spatial character of consciousness, specifically that consciousness lacks spatial extension and structure, making it difficult to fit into physical space.
claimDavid Chalmers notes that the proposal by Hut and Shepard for a property 'X' is similar to Colin McGinn's suggestion of a 'hidden dimension' of space that enables the existence of consciousness.
claimColin McGinn seeks to avoid epiphenomenalism in his philosophical work on consciousness.
claimColin McGinn proposes that the explanatory gap between physical facts and consciousness arises from human cognitive limitations, which prevent us from grasping the conceptual implication from physical facts to facts about consciousness.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
claimNew mysterianism, a position most significantly associated with philosopher Colin McGinn, proposes that the human mind in its current form is unable to explain consciousness.
perspectiveColin McGinn argues that a naturalistic explanation for consciousness exists, but the human mind is cognitively closed to it due to limited intellectual abilities.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveColin McGinn (1989) argued that human beings are constitutively incapable of grasping the nature of the properties that underlie consciousness.
David Chalmers Thinks the Hard Problem Is Really Hard scientificamerican.com 1 fact
accountDavid Chalmers sought out philosopher Colin McGinn to discuss his ideas about consciousness, but McGinn dismissed Chalmers' ideas as 'a load of crap'.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveColin McGinn labels strong panpsychism, which asserts that everything has full-fledged consciousness, as “ludicrous,” and labels weak panpsychism, which asserts that everything has at least some kind of proto-mentality, as “empty.”
Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
referenceColin McGinn authored 'The Problem of Consciousness', published in 1991 by Blackwell.