Are our concepts conscious state and conscious creature vague?

Erkenntnis

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-263

  Antony, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Borderline case; Concept; Conception; Conscious creature; Conscious state; Consciousness; Phenomenal consciousness; Phenomenology; Vagueness

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549162705     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10670-007-9061-2     Document Type: Article

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