Bruce Bridgeman (1992) Plans and the Structure of Consciousness
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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
References
- Andreae, John H. (1992) Robots Need Not Be Conscious: Commentary on Bridgeman on Consciousness. PSYCOLOQUY 3(18) consciousness.2
- Miller, G. A., Galanter, E. H. & Pribram, K. H. (1960) Plans and the Structure of Behavior. New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston.
- Pribram, K. H. (1971) Languages of the Brain. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall.