Against Deflation of the Subject
Protiv deflacije subjekta iskustva
Апстракт
I will argue that accounts of mineness and pre-reflective self-awareness can be helpful to panpsychists in solving the combination problems. A common strategy in answering the subject combination problem in panpsychism is to deflate the subject, eliminating or reducing subjects to experience. Many modern panpsychist theories are deflationist or endorse deflationist accounts of subjects, such as Parfit’s reductionism of personal identity and G. Strawson’s identity view. To see if there can be deflation we need to understand what the subject/self is. One aspect of consciousness left unexplored and unappreciated by panpsychist theories is pre-reflective self-consciousness/self-awareness. Theories of the self, inspired by phenomenology, that are serious about subjectivity, could be of use in arguing against the deflationary reductionism of the experiencing subject. These theories show that there is more to the subject of experience than just its experiences (qualities). Even without arguin...g for any precise account of the nature of the self, it can be shown what phenomenology of subjective character of consciousness and pre-reflective self-awareness contributes to the combination problem debate.
Argumentovaću da teorije subjektivnosti i prereflektivne samosvesti mogu biti od koristi onima koji zastupaju panpsihizam u boljem razumevanju prirode subjekata iskustva, a posredno, i pri rešavanju problema kombinacije. Na problem kombinacije subjekata, koji se stavlja pred panpsihistu, obično se odgovara “deflacijom”, subjekt se eliminiše ili svodi na sama iskustva. Mnoge moderne panpsihističke teorije su deflacionističke i zauzimaju reduktivno stanovište prema subjektivnosti. Značaj prereflektivne samosvesti, kao aspekta svesti, nije dovoljno priznat od strane panpsihista. Teorije sopstva, inspirisane fenomenologijom, koje brane postojanje subjektivnog aspekta svesti, mogu biti od značaja u argumentaciji protiv mogućnosti redukcije subjekata iskustva. Pokazaću kako fenomenologija subjektivnog karaktera svesti i prereflektivne samosvesti doprinosi debati o problem kombinacije subjekata u panpsihizmu.
Кључне речи:
deflation / subject of experience / panpsychism / combination problem / pre-reflective self-awareness / deflacija / subjekt iskustva / panpsihizam / problem kombinacije / pre-reflektivna samosvestИзвор:
Filozofija i društvo, 2017, 28, 4, 1102-1121Издавач:
- Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, Beograd
Институција/група
Filozofija / PhilosophyTY - JOUR AU - Nešić, Janko PY - 2017 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3429 AB - I will argue that accounts of mineness and pre-reflective self-awareness can be helpful to panpsychists in solving the combination problems. A common strategy in answering the subject combination problem in panpsychism is to deflate the subject, eliminating or reducing subjects to experience. Many modern panpsychist theories are deflationist or endorse deflationist accounts of subjects, such as Parfit’s reductionism of personal identity and G. Strawson’s identity view. To see if there can be deflation we need to understand what the subject/self is. One aspect of consciousness left unexplored and unappreciated by panpsychist theories is pre-reflective self-consciousness/self-awareness. Theories of the self, inspired by phenomenology, that are serious about subjectivity, could be of use in arguing against the deflationary reductionism of the experiencing subject. These theories show that there is more to the subject of experience than just its experiences (qualities). Even without arguing for any precise account of the nature of the self, it can be shown what phenomenology of subjective character of consciousness and pre-reflective self-awareness contributes to the combination problem debate. AB - Argumentovaću da teorije subjektivnosti i prereflektivne samosvesti mogu biti od koristi onima koji zastupaju panpsihizam u boljem razumevanju prirode subjekata iskustva, a posredno, i pri rešavanju problema kombinacije. Na problem kombinacije subjekata, koji se stavlja pred panpsihistu, obično se odgovara “deflacijom”, subjekt se eliminiše ili svodi na sama iskustva. Mnoge moderne panpsihističke teorije su deflacionističke i zauzimaju reduktivno stanovište prema subjektivnosti. Značaj prereflektivne samosvesti, kao aspekta svesti, nije dovoljno priznat od strane panpsihista. Teorije sopstva, inspirisane fenomenologijom, koje brane postojanje subjektivnog aspekta svesti, mogu biti od značaja u argumentaciji protiv mogućnosti redukcije subjekata iskustva. Pokazaću kako fenomenologija subjektivnog karaktera svesti i prereflektivne samosvesti doprinosi debati o problem kombinacije subjekata u panpsihizmu. PB - Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, Beograd T2 - Filozofija i društvo T1 - Against Deflation of the Subject T1 - Protiv deflacije subjekta iskustva EP - 1121 IS - 4 SP - 1102 VL - 28 DO - 10.2298/FID1704102N ER -
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Nešić, J.. (2017). Against Deflation of the Subject. in Filozofija i društvo Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, Beograd., 28(4), 1102-1121. https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1704102N
Nešić J. Against Deflation of the Subject. in Filozofija i društvo. 2017;28(4):1102-1121. doi:10.2298/FID1704102N .
Nešić, Janko, "Against Deflation of the Subject" in Filozofija i društvo, 28, no. 4 (2017):1102-1121, https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1704102N . .