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Keith Frankish on Conscious Thought

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Keith Frankish认为，意识思维是人类区别于其他动物的关键特征，它使我们能够对关于世界的想法做出反应，而不仅仅是对世界本身做出反应。意识思维并非依赖于头脑中独立的观察者（homunculus），而是我们自身对自身思维的理解。他认为语言是意识思维的关键因素，它使我们能够以意识的方式表达和思考非当下情境。想象力也是意识思维的关键要素，它使我们能够创造新的刺激，并作为对现实世界刺激的替代。意识思维是内化语言的产物，语言赋予了意识思维的灵活性和创造性。人类拥有元认知能力，能够评估和改进自身思维，这在动物身上并不常见。意识思维并非进化过程中突然出现的全新能力，而是人类学习运用与动物共有的能力的新方法，例如语言和想象力。 Frankish 详细阐述了意识思维的定义、特征以及它与语言和想象力的关系。他认为，意识思维使人类能够超越对当下感知的依赖，思考过去、未来以及虚构的情境，从而进行规划、预测和解决问题。他反驳了“心灵中存在一个小人”的观点，认为意识思维是自身对自身思维的理解和评估。他强调了语言在意识思维中的关键作用，认为语言提供了丰富的表达方式和强大的表征能力，使得人类能够进行更复杂和抽象的思维。同时，他还指出想象力在创造新的思维刺激和替代现实世界刺激方面的作用。最后，他认为人类独特的元认知能力，即对自身思维进行反思和评估的能力，是意识思维的又一重要特征。

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This chapter explores the concept of conscious thought, using the example of realizing roadworks will alter a driving route. It differentiates conscious thought from mere perception or reactive thought, highlighting its independence from immediate sensory input and its ability to influence behavior.
  • Conscious thought is a distinctive mental event.
  • It's not driven by perception.
  • It allows reacting to thoughts about the world, not just the world itself.

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Podcast: Philosophy Bites) (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% what is this?))Episode: Keith Frankish on Conscious Thought)Pub date: 2017-01-14[Get Podcast Transcript →](https://www.listen411.com/?audio_url=https://audio.listennotes.com/e/p/8be283cfe2bd4685a28fa532a0e03d28/&notes=Keith Frankish on Conscious Thought))powered by Listen411) - fast audio-to-text and summarization One distinctive feature of human beings is that we can represent aspects of the world to ourselves, and also counterfactual situations. We do this through our conscious thoughts. Keith Frankish discusses this phenomenon in this episode of Mind Bites, which was made as part of Nicholas Shea's ASHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project). The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Edmonds and Warburton, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.