How subjective experience is realized in nervous systems remains one of the great
challenges in the natural sciences. An answer to this question should resolve debate about …

Proponents of the causal theory of perception have applied the theory to questions about
which particular objects or events are perceived, which parts are perceived, and which …

Whilst the topic of representations is one of the key topics in philosophy of mind, it has only
occasionally been noted that representations and representational features may be gradual …

The received view holds that there is a significant divide between full-blown representational
states and so called 'detectors', which are mechanisms set off by specific stimuli that trigger a …

The notion of 'structural representation'has recently been suggested to play two key
dialectical roles: on the one hand, against eliminativist challenges it is supposed to capture …

Consider, for example, the thought that blossoms are forming. On a representational theory
of thought, this involves a representation of blossoms forming. A theory of mental content …

There is a long-lasting quest of demarcating a minimally representational behavior. Based
on neurophysiologically-informed behavioral studies, we argue in detail that one of the …

This Element provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary theories of mental
content. After clarifying central concepts and identifying the questions that dominate the …

Rutar's thesis explored two research topics within the theoretical framework of predictive
processing. She examined how information is represented in generative models and how …

This volume features new research about the philosophy of plant intelligence and plant
cognition, one of the most intriguing and complex current debates at the intersection of …