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I work primarily in the philosophy of mind. My main interest is in reconciling scientific accounts of matter and the brain with what we glean from the personal perspective. Specifically: in consciousness we vividly experience qualities, for instance colours, yet colours play no explanatory role, indeed are not mentioned, in physics or neuroscience. As far as the sciences of matter and brain are concerned, colours are absent from the picture. Yet if we are material beings, colours have some sort of home in the brain. Understanding just how this is so calls for a deep re-think of the relationship between third-person and first-person data. I work on integrating the qualities of experience with the objective world as described by the sciences, to give a synoptic view of our place in the world.
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Projects
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PQP: The Nature of Phenomenal Qualities
Coates, P. & Coleman, S.
UKRI - Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
1/02/09 → 30/09/13
Project: Research
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Higher-order Thought Theory Meets Phenomenal Intentionality Theory
Coleman, S., 6 Oct 2022, Qualitative Consciousness. Weisberg, J. (ed.). Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Physicalism, Infinite Decomposition, and Constitution
Coleman, S., Alter, T. & Howell, R., 24 Jul 2022, In: Erkenntnis.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fred’s red: on the objectivity and physicality of mental qualities
Coleman, S., 13 Jul 2022, In: Synthese. 200, 27 p., 301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intentionality, Qualia, and the Stream of Unconsciousness
Coleman, S., 1 Jun 2022, In: Phenomenology and Mind. 22, p. 42-53Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Ins and Outs of Conscious Belief
Coleman, S., 28 Feb 2022, In: Philosophical Studies. 179, p. 517–548 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review