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(2003) Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 2 (3).
This paper develops an account of consciousness in action. Both consciousness and action are related to knowledge. A voluntary action is defined as a volition, or something intentionally effected by means of such volitions. Volitions are conscious mental acts whose proper function is to make their content true. A mental act is the exercise of a power of mind and a conscious mental act is identical with knowledge of its own phenomenal character. This set of definitions elucidates the relations between consciousness, action and knowledge.
Publication details
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHEN.0000004924.13885.54
Full citation:
Hossack, K. (2003). Consciousness in act and action. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 2 (3), pp. 187-203.