Bruce Bridgeman (1992) The Social Bootstrapping of Human Consciousness
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Psycoloquy 3(20): The Social Bootstrapping of Human Consciousness
THE SOCIAL BOOTSTRAPPING OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS
Reply to Barlow on Bridgeman on Consciousness
Bruce Bridgeman
Dept. of Psychology
Kerr Hall UCSC
Santa Cruz, Ca. 95064
(408) 459-4005
bruceb@cats.ucsc.edu
Abstract
Barlow (1992) has identified a crucial prerequisite for
self-consciousness. I concur with most of his commentary adding
only a few elaborations.
Keywords
consciousness, language, plans, motivation, evolution,
motor system.
References
- Barlow, Horace (1992) The Social Role of Consciousness: Commentary on Bridgeman on Consciousness. PSYCOLOQUY 3(19) consciousness.4