"6765","Is Phenomenal Consciousness a Complex Structure?","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.","http://cogprints.org/6765/","Stieg, Chuck ","Bob, Dr. Petr and Kukleka, Miloslav and Susta, Marek","       <span class=\"person_name\">Stieg, Chuck </span>     (2009)  <a href=\"http://cogprints.org/6765/\"><em>Is Phenomenal Consciousness a Complex Structure?</em></a>       [Journal (Paginated)]           ","stie0076@umn.edu","2009-12"