Christopher S. Hill

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b. 1945

Christopher S. Hill is an American philosopher of mind and language, Professor Emeritus at Brown University. He is known for his work on consciousness, perception, and the mind-body problem, particularly his defense of a representationalist account of phenomenal consciousness.

Notable Achievements

Authored 'Consciousness' (2009), a major work on phenomenal consciousness

Developed a representationalist theory of pain and bodily sensation

Wrote 'Sensations: A Defense of Type Materialism' (1991)

Contributed influential work on Thought and World and the perception of physical objects

Longtime professor and department chair at Brown University

Positions & Arguments(1)

Consciousness & Mind

claim

Whether a priori deducibility from the explanans is sufficient for explaining consciousness depends in part on the nature of the premises from which the deduction proceeds