DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x2510304x ISSN: 0140-525X
Consciousness science as a marketplace of rationalizations
Matan MazorAbstract
In consciousness science, theoretical predictions are often untestable, such as claims about phenomenal consciousness in other beings. This evidential underdetermination, in combination with the perceived moral significance of consciousness, puts consciousness science at risk of becoming a marketplace of rationalizations: a field that produces theories that reaffirm social practices and conventions.