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Title
Holism, Hermeneutics, and Heterophenomenology: A Critique of Daniel Dennett's Intentional Stance
Volume
Volume II, 2002
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Hans Herbert Koegler
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
Heterophenomenology downplays the reality of the internal experiential aspects of consciousness in deference to an intentional, language-based model of consciousness that places emphasis on the neutral acceptance of the speech reports of subjects as the basis for understanding consciousness – thus placing the foundations of consciousness in a physical, monistic (physical sans soul), computational device (the brain). I shall argue that this methodology can be seen as a form of empathic extrapolation of self-understanding onto the other in dialogue, akin to the work of early hermeneutics. 11 This methodology is closely tied in with a contemporary connectionist conception of computability that Dennett develops in his book Consciousness Explained.
Suggested Citation
Fletcher, George, "Holism, Hermeneutics, and Heterophenomenology: A Critique of Daniel Dennett's Intentional Stance" (2002). All Volumes (2001-2008). 113.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/ojii_volumes/113