This paper extends an earlier analysis of the functions attributable to consciousness, applying it to a modular/constitutive model that limits the role conscious sensations are allowed to play in integrative processes operating at scale. The focus is on conscious vision because of the challenge it poses for any theory of consciousness, of how to account for a 2-dimensional perceptual display. For a modular/constitutive model, what is required is that awareness of visual stimuli has the property
The function(s) of consciousness revisited: insights from a modular/constitutive model using vision as a test case
Thurston Lacalli
