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The explanatory gap is still there.

¹University of Potsdam, Allgemeine Psychologie I, 14415 Potsdam, Germany ko@rz.uni-potsdam.de http://www.psych.uni-potsdam.de/people/oberauer/index-d.html.

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|September 28, 2011

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The O'Regan & Noë theory does not solve the hard problem of consciousness. Replacing sensorimotor contingencies with neural representations fails to bridge the explanatory gap in consciousness research.

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Area of Science:

Philosophy of Mind
Cognitive Science
Neuroscience

Background:

The hard problem of consciousness remains a central challenge in understanding subjective experience.
The O'Regan & Noë (O&N) theory proposes a novel approach linking consciousness to sensorimotor contingencies.
Existing theories struggle to bridge the explanatory gap between physical processes and phenomenal experience.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically evaluate the O'Regan & Noë theory's capacity to address the hard problem of consciousness.
To determine if the O&N theory offers a genuine solution or merely shifts the explanatory burden.
To analyze the role of neural representations versus sensorimotor contingencies in explaining consciousness.

Main Methods:

Philosophical analysis of the O'Regan & Noë theory.
Conceptual critique of the explanatory power of sensorimotor contingencies.
Comparison of the O&N theory with alternative approaches to consciousness.

Main Results:

The O'Regan & Noë theory is not uniquely positioned to solve the hard problem.
Exchanging sensorimotor contingencies for neural representations does not eliminate the explanatory gap.
The O&N theory faces similar challenges to other theories in explaining subjective experience.

Conclusions:

The O'Regan & Noë theory, despite its innovative framework, does not provide a definitive solution to the hard problem of consciousness.
The proposed shift to neural representations is argued to be an illusory way of closing the explanatory gap.
Further theoretical advancements are needed to adequately address the nature of conscious experience.