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Why the rare Charles Bonnet cases are not evidence of misrepresentation

Kirkeby-Hinrup, Asger LU (2014) In Journal of Philosophical Research 39. p.301-308
Abstract
Recently, the possibility of misrepresentation has resurfaced in the debate between higher-order thought theorists and their opponents. One new element in the debate has been the rare cases of Charles Bonnet syndrome (RCB cases), proposed as empirical evidence for misrepresentation as posited by the higher-order theories. In this article I will spell out the argument supposedly underlying the claim that the RCB cases are genuine empirical evidence of misrepresentation. I will then proceed to show that this argument relies on a hidden premise. With this premise exposed the argument cannot support the notion of misrepresentation posited by higher-order theories.
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published
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keywords
Higher-order thought, HOT, Charles Bonnet Syndrome, misrepresentation
in
Journal of Philosophical Research
volume
39
pages
301 - 308
publisher
Philosophy Documentation Center
external identifiers
  • wos:000343618700019
  • scopus:84908879789
ISSN
1053-8364
DOI
10.5840/jpr20148420
language
English
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3292cc7a-dfc4-43c4-abb3-635da3e5e64f (old id 3362953)
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  series       = {{Journal of Philosophical Research}},
  title        = {{Why the rare Charles Bonnet cases are not evidence of misrepresentation}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3891694/3362954.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.5840/jpr20148420}},
  volume       = {{39}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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