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Axioms and postulates: Finding the right match through logical inference

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2022

Niccolò Negro Open the ORCID record for Niccolò Negro [Opens in a new window]
Niccolò Negro*
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Department of Philosophy, Monash University, Clayton, VIC3800, Australia. niccolo.negro@monash.edu
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Abstract

Merker et al. argue that integrated information theory (IIT) is not a theory of consciousness because the IIT formalism does not match phenomenology. I argue that the authors ultimately fail to articulate the problem of the inference of the postulates from the axioms. I suggest a different version of this problem, and argue that this can help rethink IIT's potential for consciousness science.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e56
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