?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cognitive+Science+and+Phenomenal+Consciousness%3A+A+Dilemma%2C+and+How+to+Avoid+It&rft.creator=O'Brien%2C+Gerard&rft.creator=Opie%2C+Jon&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Computational+Neuroscience&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.description=When+it+comes+to+applying+computational+theory+to+the+problem+of+phenomenal+consciousness%2C+cognitive+scientists+appear+to+face+a+dilemma.+The+only%0Astrategy+that+seems+to+be+available+is+one+that+explains+consciousness+in+terms+of+special+kinds+of+computational+processes.+But+such+theories%2C+while%0Athey+dominate+the+field%2C+have+counter-intuitive+consequences%3B+in+particular%2C+they+force+one+to+accept+that+phenomenal+experience+is+composed+of%0Ainformation+processing+effects.+For+cognitive+scientists%2C+therefore%2C+it+seems+to+come+down+to+a+choice+between+a+counter-intuitive+theory+or+no+theory+at%0Aall.+We+offer+a+way+out+of+this+dilemma.+We+argue+that+the+computational+theory+of+mind+doesn't+force+cognitive+scientists+to+explain+consciousness+in%0Aterms+of+computational+processes%2C+as+there+is+an+alternative+strategy+available%3A+one+that+focuses+on+the+representational+vehicles+that+encode+information%0Ain+the+brain.+This+alternative+approach+to+consciousness+allows+us+to+do+justice+to+the+standard+intuitions+about+phenomenal+experience%2C+yet+remain%0Awithin+the+confines+of+cognitive+science.+&rft.date=1997&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F937%2F1%2Fcspc.htm&rft.identifier=++O'Brien%2C+Gerard+and+Opie%2C+Jon++(1997)+Cognitive+Science+and+Phenomenal+Consciousness%3A+A+Dilemma%2C+and+How+to+Avoid+It.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F937%2F