Rocco J. Gennaro

List of John Benjamins publications in which Rocco J. Gennaro is involved.

Titles

Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness: An Anthology

Edited by Rocco J. Gennaro

Higher-Order (HO) theories of consciousness have in common the idea that what makes a mental state conscious is that it is the object of some kind of higher-order representation. This volume presents fourteen previously unpublished essays both defending and criticizing this approach to the problem… read more

[Advances in Consciousness Research, 56] 2004. xii, 368 pp.

Consciousness and Self-Consciousness: A defense of the higher-order thought theory of consciousness

Rocco J. Gennaro

This interdisciplinary work contains the most sustained attempt at developing and defending one of the few genuine theories of consciousness. Following the lead of David Rosenthal, the author argues for the so-called 'higher-order thought theory of consciousness'. This theory holds that what makes… read more

[Advances in Consciousness Research, 6] 1996. x, 220 pp.

Articles

Gennaro, Rocco J. 2004 1. Higher-order theories of consciousness: An overview Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness: An Anthology, Gennaro, Rocco J. (ed.), pp. 1–13 | Article

Gennaro, Rocco J. 2004 3. Higher-order thoughts, animal consciousness, and misrepresentation: A reply to Carruthers and Levine Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness: An Anthology, Gennaro, Rocco J. (ed.), pp. 45–66 | Article