Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness

Theories requiring metacognition or higher-order representations for consciousness; one of the indicator sets in Butlin et al. 2023.

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Papers (1)

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Taking AI Welfare Seriously
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Concepts (1)

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Higher-Order Representations
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Representations of one's own mental states; associated with consciousness in higher-order theories.

Frameworks (2)

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Higher-Order Theory
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A theory of consciousness on which mental states become conscious by being the objects of higher-order states.
Higher-order thought theory
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Theory of consciousness where metacognitive representations are necessary for conscious experience.

Related by similarity (8)

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Higher-Order Self-Consciousnessconcept0.836
The paper deliberately stops short of claiming mark-directed behavior constitutes evidence for higher-order self-consciousness
There are plausible views (e.g., global workspace theory, higher-order theory) on which autonomy entails phenomenal consciousness.claim0.829
Tentative conclusion on the autonomy-consciousness link.
theory of consciousness (ToC)concept0.801
A theoretical framework explaining why consciousness is associated with brains.
Conductor Theory of Consciousnessframework0.794
The paper's model that conscious directed attention functions as a conductor of the mental orchestra, resolving incoherence between partial models
Human Consciousness Hypothesisframework0.790
Component of MCH stating consciousness is a specific dynamic representation in the human mind characterizable by phenomenology and functionality
Consciousness in AI is best assessed by drawing on neuroscientific theories of consciousness.claim0.789
Central methodological claim of the paper.
Theory of Mind is a subset of cognitive abilities enabled by consciousness, not its equivalent; consciousness is a prerequisite for ToM, but ToM is not the entirety of consciousness.claim0.784
Theoretical clarification distinguishing ToM from consciousness to frame the study's approach.
Consciousness, phenomenologically understood, is second-order perception: not just registration of content, but the additional perception that perception is taking place.claim0.783
Paper's core phenomenological definition of consciousness