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(2004) Gurwitsch's relevancy for cognitive science, Dordrecht, Springer.
Aron Gurwitsch's Gestalt-inspired "field theory of consciousness" was introduced in the same period as Wolfgang Köhler's theory of "electrical brain fields." I consider parallels between these theories, drawing on results that have emerged in the last five years. First, I consider the claim that fields of consciousness supervene on electromagnetic fields in the brain, then I outline Gurwitsch's field theory of consciousness, and finally I consider how the structures described by Gurwitsch might relate to structures in the brain's electro-magnetic field. Along the way, I expose a dogma (that qualia are paradigmatic conscious states) and develop an interpretation of Gurwitsch's field theory.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2892-2_6
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Yoshimi, J. (2004)., Field theories of mind and brain, in L. Embree (ed.), Gurwitsch's relevancy for cognitive science, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 111-129.
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