?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Why+Neural+Correlates+Of+Consciousness+Are+Fine%2C+%0D%0ABut+Not+Enough%0D%0A&rft.creator=Vaas%2C+Ruediger&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.description=%0D%0AThe+existence+of+neural+correlates+of+consciousness+(NCC)+is+not+enough+for+philosophical+purposes.+On+the+other+hand%2C+there's+more+to+NCC+than+meets+the+sceptic's+eye.%0D%0A+++(I)+NCC+are+useful+for+a+better+understanding+of+conscious+experience%2C+for+instance%3A+(1)+NCC+are+helpful+to+explain+phenomenological+features+of+consciousness+%E2%80%93+e.g.%2C+dreaming.+(2)+NCC+can+account+for+phenomenological+opaque+facts+%E2%80%93+e.g.%2C+the+temporal+structure+of+consciousness.+(3)+NCC+reveal+properties+and+functions+of+consciousness+which+cannot+be+elucidated+either+by+introspective+phenomenology+or+by+psychological+experiments+alone+%E2%80%93+e.g.%2C+vision.%0D%0A+++(II)+There+are+crucial+problems+and+shortcomings+of+NCC%3A+(1)+Correlation+implies+neither+causation+nor+identity.+(2)+There+are+limitations+of+empirical+access+due+to+the+problem+of+other+minds+and+the+problem+of+self-deception%2C+and+(3)+due+to+the+restrictions+provided+by+inter-+and+intraindividual+variations.+(4)+NCC+cannot+be+catched+by+neuroscience+alone+because+of+the+externalistic+content+of+representations.+Therefore%2C+NCC+are+not+sufficient+for+a+naturalistic+theory+of+mind%2C+(5)+nor+are+they+necessary+because+of+the+possibility+of+multiple+realization.%0D%0A+++(III)+Nevertheless%2C+NCC+are+relevant+and+important+for+the+mind-body+problem%3A+(1)+NCC+reveal+features+that+are+necessary+at+least+for+behavioral+manifestations+of+human+consciousness.+(2)+But+NCC+are+compatible+with+very+different+proposals+for+a+solution+of+the+mind-body+problem.+This+seems+to+be+both+advantageous+and+detrimental.+(3)+NCC+restrict+nomological+identity+accounts.+(4)+The+investigation+of+NCC+can+refute+empirical+arguments+for+interactionism+as+a+case+study+of+John+Eccles'+dualistic+proposals+will+show.+(5)+The+discoveries+of+NCC+cannot+establish+a+naturalistic+theory+of+mind+alone%2C+for+which%2C+e.g.%2C+a+principle+of+supervenience+and+a+further+condition+%E2%80%93+and+therefore+philosophical+arguments+%E2%80%93+are+required.%0D%0A&rft.date=1999&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5810%2F1%2FVaas-NCC.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vaas%2C+Ruediger++(1999)+Why+Neural+Correlates+Of+Consciousness+Are+Fine%2C+But+Not+Enough.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5810%2F