?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Is+Phenomenal+Consciousness+a+Complex+Structure%3F&rft.creator=Stieg%2C+Chuck+&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.subject=Epistemology&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Science&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Metaphysics&rft.subject=Evolutionary+Psychology&rft.description=Evolutionary+explanations+of+psychological+phenomena+have+become+widespread.++This+paper+examines+a+recent+attempt+by+Nichols+and+Grantham+(2000)+to+circumvent+the+problem+of+epiphenomenalism+in+establishing+the+selective+status+of+consciousness.++Nichols+and+Grantham+(2000)+argue+that+a+case+can+be+made+for+the+view+that+consciousness+is+an+adaptation+based+on+its+complexity.++I+set+out+this+argument+and+argue+that+it+fails+to+establish+that+phenomenal+consciousness+is+a+complex+system.++It+is+suggested+that+the+goal+of+establishing+consciousness+as+an+adaptation+may+be+better+served+by+rejecting+the+distinction+between+access+consciousness+and+phenomenal+consciousness.&rft.publisher=Neuroscientia+and+NC+Publishing&rft.contributor=Bob%2C+Dr.+Petr&rft.contributor=Kukleka%2C+Miloslav&rft.contributor=Susta%2C+Marek&rft.date=2009-12&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=other&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6765%2F6%2FIs_Phenomenal_Consciousness_a_Complex_System_Activatas_Nervosa_Superior.doc&rft.identifier=++Stieg%2C+Chuck+++(2009)+Is+Phenomenal+Consciousness+a+Complex+Structure%3F++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6765%2F