Bruce Bridgeman (1992) Plans and the Structure of Consciousness . Psycoloquy: 3(18) Consciousness (3)
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Psycoloquy 3(18): Plans and the Structure of Consciousness

PLANS AND THE STRUCTURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Reply to Andreae on Bridgeman on Consciousness

Bruce Bridgeman
Dept. of Psychology
Kerr Hall UCSC
Santa Cruz, Ca. 95064
(408) 459-4005

bruceb@cats.ucsc.edu

Abstract

If plans are to become the highest level of control in nervous systems, it is important to think carefully about what they imply. I suggested that there need be no box labelled "consciousness" in the brain, because consciousness is the name we give to the process of executing plans.

Keywords

consciousness, language, plans, motivation, evolution, motor system

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