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Multiple drafts model
Daniel Dennett's multiple drafts model (MDM) of consciousness is a physicalist theory of consciousness based upon cognitivism, which views the mind in terms of information processing. The theory is described in depth in his 1991 book Consciousness Explained. As the title suggests, the book proposes a high-level explanation of consciousness which is consistent with support for the possibility of strong AI. Dennett describes the theory as first-person operationalism. As he states it:
Article summary
Daniel Dennett's multiple drafts model (MDM) of consciousness is a physicalist theory of consciousness based upon cognitivism, which views the mind in terms of information processing. The theory is described in depth in his 1991 book Consciousness Explained. As the title suggests, the book proposes a high-level explanation of consciousness which is consistent with support for the possibility of strong AI. Dennett describes the theory as first-person operationalism. As he states it:
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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