Re-viewing from within: A commentary on first- and second-person methods in the science of consciousness

Constructivist Foundations

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 254-269

  Froese, Tom ^a   Gould, Cassandra ^a   Barrett, Adam ^a  

^a Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive science; Francisco Varela; Introspection; Lived experience; Neurophenomenology; Observer

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953225883     PISSN: 1782348X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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