Abstract

DE BRIGARD, FELIPE. THE PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS FOR PHILOSOPHY OF MIND AND OF PSYCHIATRY. Ideas y Valores [online]. 2017, vol.66, suppl.3, pp.15-45. ISSN 0120-0062.  https://doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v66n3supl.65652.

Psychiatrists often encounter patients whose symptoms include disorders or impairments of consciousness. Unfortunately, the meaning of the term consciousness is not altogether clear. This article presents a systematic review of various meanings attributed to this term, as well as of diverse associated philosophical problems. Likewise, it reconstructs some philosophical and scientific theories of consciousness, identifying their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, it offers some suggestions for the use of the term consciousness in psychiatry.

Keywords : consciousness; psychiatry; qualia; subjectivity.

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