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Pain and the senses.

D Wikler

    Ciba Foundation Symposium
    |January 1, 1979
    PubMed
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    Philosophical debate questions if pain is perception. Research suggests pain is perception of injury or its threat, not stimuli or sensation, challenging prior arguments.

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    Area of Science:

    • Philosophy of Mind
    • Neuroscience
    • Pain Perception

    Background:

    • Philosophical debate exists on whether pain constitutes a form of perception.
    • A key controversy is identifying the object of pain perception.
    • Existing arguments challenge pain as perception due to private 'objects' and poor correlation with injury.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the philosophical debate on pain as perception.
    • To determine the primary object of pain perception.
    • To investigate the function of pain and its implications for its perceptual status.

    Main Methods:

    • Philosophical analysis of arguments concerning pain perception.
    • Examination of the relationship between pain sensation and injury.
    • Contesting the standard view of pain's function.

    Main Results:

    • The most plausible object of pain perception is injury or the threat thereof.
    • This identification addresses arguments based on the privacy of perceived objects.
    • The function of pain is crucial in determining its classification as a perceptual faculty.

    Conclusions:

    • Pain can be considered a form of perception, specifically of injury or its threat.
    • Understanding pain's function is key to resolving its status as a perceptual faculty.
    • This perspective challenges established views and contributes to the philosophy of pain.

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