La conciencia desde un punto de vista filosófico. Cuestiones conceptuales

In this paper we approach two controversial perspectives to be found in some philosophical approach to consciousness, the first one deals with the different uses of the terms “consciousness” and “to be aware of” so as to identify theirs uses which appears to be unsettling for neurobiologists and philosophers. For neurobiologists the contentious aspect lies on the concept of subjectivity, and for a philosopher in the category of qualia. The second one consists in upholding the thesis that puts into doubt the explicative character of the great majority of the materialist perspectives underlying current explanations of consciousness and qualia.