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William G. Lycan

Also known as: William G. Lycan, William Lycan

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Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Jun 18, 2004 3 facts

claimWilliam Lycan (1996) argues that different versions of the 'How question' regarding consciousness ask about the prospects of distinct explanatory projects and may therefore yield different answers.

claimWilliam Lycan (1996) asserts that the debate regarding whether facts about experience are epistemically limited remains open.

claimScientific and philosophical research into the nature and basis of consciousness experienced a major resurgence in the 1980s and 1990s, involving researchers such as Bernard Baars (1988), Daniel Dennett (1991), Roger Penrose (1989, 1994), Francis Crick (1994), William Lycan (1987, 1996), and David Chalmers (1996).

Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu William Seager, Sean Allen-Hermanson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy May 23, 2001 2 facts

quoteWilliam Lycan stated: “one little monitor does make for a little bit of consciousness. More monitors and better integration and control make for more and fuller consciousness.”

perspectiveWilliam Lycan's theory of consciousness implies that consciousness is more ubiquitous than untutored intuition might expect, as it suggests consciousness appears at basic levels if information monitoring is a fundamental feature of the world.

Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2 facts

referenceWilliam G. Lycan authored 'Consciousness and Experience', published in 1996 by MIT Press.

referenceHigher-order representationalism is a strongly reductive approach to consciousness supported by theorists including D.M. Armstrong (1968, 1981), David Rosenthal (1986, 2005), William Lycan (1987, 1996, 2001), and Peter Carruthers (2000, 2005).

Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Dec 20, 2023 1 fact

claimWilliam Lycan and Dean Zimmerman argue that property dualism shares most of the same problems as substance dualism.

Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Jul 5, 2001 1 fact

referenceThe bibliography for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Naturalized Epistemology includes works by Robert Almeder (1998), Laurence BonJour (1994), Roderick Chisholm (1966, 1982, 1989), Richard Feldman (1999), Richard Foley (1994), Richard Fumerton (1994, 1995), Allan Gibbard (1990), Alvin Goldman (1979, 1992), Susan Haack (1993), Gilbert Harman (1977), Jaegwon Kim (1988), Philip Kitcher (1992), Hilary Kornblith (1988, 1994, 1999), Keith Lehrer (1997), William Lycan (1988), James Maffie (1990), John Pollock (1986), and W.V.O. Quine.

Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Jul 13, 2017 1 fact

claimWilliam Lycan argues for the superiority of Higher-Order Perception (HOP) theories over Higher-Order Thought (HOT) theories of consciousness in his 2004 paper 'The Superiority of HOP to HOT'.

Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Dec 14, 2005 1 fact

referenceWilliam G. Lycan authored 'Plantinga and Coherentisms' in the 1996 collection edited by Kvanvig.

Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

referenceWilliam G. Lycan edited 'Mind and Cognition: A Reader', a collection of texts regarding mind and cognition.

Naturalized epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

referenceWilliam Lycan authored 'Judgement and Justification' in 1988, published by Cambridge University Press.