This philosopher divided consciousness into "phenomenal" consciousness, and that consciousness which is available for use in reasoning, which he called "access consciousness.
In one paper, this philosopher used the concepts of "metal oil" and "mental paint" to draw a distinction between "representationists" and "phenomenists." This philosopher argued that an "epistemic tension" exists between phenomenal realism and naturalism, a tension which he termed "the harder problem of consciousness." While teaching at MIT, this philosopher harshly panned Julian Jaynes and later, with Philip Kitcher, this philosopher co-authored the article "Misunderstanding Darwin," in response to Fodor and Piatelli-Palmarini's book What Darwin Got Wrong. This philosopher divided consciousness into "phenomenal" consciousness, and that consciousness which is available for use in reasoning, which he called "access consciousness. In a 1990 paper, written as a response to Gilbert Harman's "The Intrinsic Quality of Experience," this philosopher advanced what he called a "quasi-functiona" brand of qualia realism using an inverted spectrum thought experiment. For 10 points, identify this philosopher of mind at NYU.
In one paper, this philosopher used the concepts of "metal oil" and "mental paint" to draw a distinction between "representationists" and "phenomenists."
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