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COGNITIVE PHENOMENOLOGY Phenomenology is about subjective aspects of the mind, such as the conscious states associated with vision and touch, and the conscious states associated with emotions and moods, such as feelings of elation or sadness. These states have a distinctive first-person “feel” to them, called their phenomenal character. In this respecttheyareoftentakentoberadicallydifferentfrommentalstatesandprocesses associated with thought. This is the first book to fullyquestion this orthodoxyand explore the prospects ofcognitivephenomenology,applyingphenomenologytothestudyofthoughtand cognition. Does cognition have its own phenomenal character? Can introspection tell us either way? If consciousness flows in an unbroken “stream” as William James argued, how might a punctuated sequence of thoughts fit into it? Elijah Chudnoff begins with a clarification of the nature of the debate about cognitivephenomenologyandthenetworkofconceptsandthesesthatareinvolved in it. He then examines the following topics: (cid:1) introspection andknowledgeofourownthoughts (cid:1) phenomenalcontrast arguments (cid:1) thevalueofconsciousness (cid:1) thetemporalstructure ofexperience (cid:1) theholisticcharacterofexperienceandtheinterdependenceofsensoryandcognitive states (cid:1) therelationshipbetween phenomenalcharacterandmental representation. Including chapter summaries, annotated further reading, and a glossary, this book is essential reading for anyone seekinga clear and informative introduction to and assessment of cognitive phenomenology, whether philosophy student or advanced researcher. It will also be valuable reading for those in related subjects such as philosophyof mind, philosophyof psychology and epistemology. Elijah Chudnoff is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami, USA. He is the author of Intuition (2013). NEW PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY Series Editor: José Luis Bermúdez ‘Routledge’s New Problems of Philosophy series has a most impressive line-up of topical volumes aimed at upper-level undergraduate and grad- uate students in philosophy and at others with interests in cutting edge philosophical work. The authors are influential figures in their respective fields and notably adept at synthesizing and explaining intricate topics fairly and comprehensively.’ –John Heil, Monash University, Australia, and Washington University, St Louis, USA ‘This is an outstanding collection of volumes. The topics are well chosen and theauthors are outstanding.They willbe finetexts in awide range of courses.’ –Stephen Stich, Rutgers University, USA The New Problems of Philosophy series provides accessible and engaging surveys of the most important problems in contemporary philosophy. Each book examines a topic or theme that has emerged on the philosophical landscape in recent years, or that is a longstanding problem refreshed in light of recent work in philosophy and related disciplines. Clearly explaining the nature of the problem at hand and assessingattempts to answer it, books in theseriesareexcellentstarting-pointsforundergraduateandgraduatestudents wishing to study a single topic in depth.They will also be essential reading for professional philosophers. Additionalfeaturesinclude chapter summaries, further reading and a glossary of technical terms. Also available: Analyticity Noncognitivism in Ethics Cory Juhl and Eric Loomis Mark Schroeder Fiction and Fictionalism Moral Epistemology Mark Sainsbury Aaron Zimmerman Physicalism Embodied Cognition Daniel Stoljar Lawrence Shapiro Self-Knowledge Images Brie Gertler John V. Kulvicki Semantic Externalism Attention Jesper Kallestrup Wayne Wu Consequentialism Egalitarianism Julia Driver Iwao Hirose Forthcoming: Imagination Social Metaphysics Fabian Dorsch Amie L. Thomasson Emergence Consciousness Patrick McGivern Rocco J. Gennaro Disjunctivism Relativism Matthew Soteriou Maria Baghramian and Annalisa Coliva Perception Adam Pautz Abstract Entities Sam Cowling Metaphysics of Identity André Gallois Cognitive Architecture Philip Robbins Modal Epistemology Otávio Bueno and Scott Properties Shalkowski David Robb This page intentionally left blank COGNITIVE PHENOMENOLOGY Elijah Chudnoff AddAddAddAdd AAAdddddAdAddddAdd AddAdd AdAddd Firstpublished 2015 byRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,OxonOX144RN andbyRoutledge 711ThirdAvenue, NewYork,NY10017 Routledge isanimprint oftheTaylor&Francis Group,aninformabusiness ©2015ElijahChudnoff TherightofElijahChudnofftobeidentifiedastheauthorofthisworkhasbeen assertedby himinaccordancewithsections 77and78ofthe Copyright, DesignsandPatentsAct1988. 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B829.5.C48 2015 142’.7--dc23 2014035448 ISBN:978-0-415-66024-2 (hbk) ISBN:978-0-415-66025-9 (pbk) ISBN:978-1-315-77192-2 (ebk) Typeset inJoanna byTaylor&FrancisBooks For Bohyun Kim Behold, when we read this one precept: Love your neighbor as yourself (Mt. 22:39), three kinds of vision occur: one through the eyes, by which we see the letters themselves; another through the human spirit, by whichwethinkoftheneighbor,evenwhenabsent;andathirdthroughan attending of the mind, by which we understand and see love itself. St. Augustine CONTENTS Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 Motivation 2 Terms 6 Theses 15 Notes 19 1 Introspection 21 Therole ofintrospection 23 Theargumentfromintrospectability 30 Assessing theargumentfromintrospectability 35 Summary 42 Notes 42 Furtherreading 43 2 Contrast 44 Purephenomenalcontrast arguments 45 Hypotheticalphenomenal contrastarguments 49 Glossedphenomenalcontrast arguments 55 Notes 60 Furtherreading 61 3 Value 62 Phenomenal value 63 Theargumentfrominterestingness 65 Differencesinvalue 67 Supporting theDifference inValuePremise 68