title: Paradox and cross purposes in recent work on consciousness.
abstract: Functionalists about consciousness identify consciousness with a role; physicalists identify consciousness with an implementer of that role. The global workspace theory of consciousness fits the functionalist perspective, but the physicalist sees consciousness as a biological phenomenon that implements global accessibility.
authors.affiliation: Philosophy Department, Main Building, Room 503E, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY 10003, USA. nb21@is5.nyu.edu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Block
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011582:Psychological Theory