Porter, Quinn: Continuity, Self-Perception, and the Problem of Phenomenal Experience

The relationship between consciousness, subjectivity, self-awareness, and phenomenal experience remains one of the central problems in philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Biological systems maintain continuity through self-maintenance, regulation, memory, anticipation, and self-reference. This paper argues that a significant organizational transition occurs when information concerning a system's own condition becomes incorporated into its ongoing organization as self-perception. A lineage