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The higher-order thought (hot) hypothesis of consciousness, as proposed by rosenthal. The distinction between higher-order and first-order thoughts, the relationship between consciousness and belief, and objections to the hot hypothesis. The document also touches upon the concepts of p-consciousness and a-consciousness.
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Phil 490: Consciousness and the Self Handout [11] Alex Byrne: Some Like It HOT — Consciousness And Higher-Order Thoughts Professor JeeLoo Liu Goals:
Q : The conscious content of a mental state is the content specified by the higher-order thought about that state. Now there is no problem here for conscious thoughts. But can the content of a visual experience – for instance my visual experience as I gaze on a sunny day towards the San Gabriel mountains – be captured in a single thought? Rosenthal’s reply: § Byrne’s Objections:
§ Conclusion:
1. There are cases where the higher-order thought only partially captures the **content of the mental state it is about (esp. with sensory states).