Thomas Reid and the Higher Order Theories of Consciousness

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  • Gaspar de Souza Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25247/P1982-999X.2023.v23n2.p62-75

Keywords:

Philosophy of Mind, Higher Orders Theories, Consciousness, Perception, Sensation

Abstract

It is unquestionable to have a theory of consciousness in Thomas Reid (1710 - 1796). However, at least two antagonistic positions are presented to describe this theory. Is Reid's theory of consciousness different from contemporary higher order theories, as Rebecca Copenhaver (2007) argues? Or would Reid agree with the "higher order theory", as Udo Thiel (2010) thinks? In this article I will outline something of Reid's theory of consciousness that would possibly lead Thomas Reid to agree with higher order theories without compromising his system of direct realism. For this purpose, we will develop the article as follows: (1) Introduction to the debate and discussions about higher-order theories of consciousness; (2) a presentation of Thomas Reid's theory of consciousness; (3) conclusion. We will appropriate the analysis of concepts on the subject and on Reid's thought.

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Author Biography

  • Gaspar de Souza, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

    Licenciado em Filosofia (ICSH - CESB). Pós-graduação (lato sensu) em Metodologia do Ensino da Filosofia e Sociologia (Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá, SP). Mestre em Filosofia (UFPE). Bacharel em Teologia (Seminário Presbiteriano do Norte, Recife-PE; Universidade Metodista de São Paulo). Especialização em Teologia Filosófica (Centro de Pós-Graduação Andrew Jumper, Mackenzie, SP). Doutorando em filosofia pela UFRN (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte). Foi professor Conteudista do Curso de Filosofia EaD da UNICAP (Universidade Católica de Pernambuco). Revisor das Editoras Monergismo (Brasília, DF), Cultura Cristã (São Paulo) e Edições Vida Nova (preparador e revisor técnico). Interesse em Epistemologia do Testemunho e Epistemologia Analítica da Religião, Filosofia da Linguagem e seus problemas, Ceticismo, Circularidade Epistêmica, Lógica e Natureza de Deus, Gêneros Literários, Línguas Bíblicas, Hermenêutica e Exegese Bíblicas. Interessa-se em Sofistas, Platão, Aristóteles (Órganon), Estoicismo, Ceticismo, Fílon de Alexandria, Santo Agostinho, Boécio, Santo Anselmo, John Locke, Thomas Reid, Arthur Schopenhauer, Alvin Plantinga, J.L. Austin, John Searle, Paul Grice, William Alston, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Cornelius Van Til e Gordon H. Clark.

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Published

2023-02-10

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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2023): Valores Antropológicos, Éticos, Bioéticos e Existência, Sentido e Linguagem

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DE SOUZA, Gaspar. Thomas Reid and the Higher Order Theories of Consciousness. Revista Ágora Filosófica, Recife, PE, Brasil, v. 23, n. 1, p. 62–75, 2023. DOI: 10.25247/P1982-999X.2023.v23n2.p62-75. Disponível em: https://www1.unicap.br/ojs/index.php/agora/article/view/2312.. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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