Higher-Order Perception (HOP) and Higher-Order Thought (HOT) theories of consciousness face the 'generality problem,' which questions why having a thought or perception of a mental state (like a desire or memory) makes that state conscious, when having a thought or perception of a physical object (like a rock or potato) does not make that object conscious.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ...

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• Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• mental states concept
• physical objects concept
• Higher-Order Thought Theory concept