Björnsson Gunnar, Shepherd Joshua
Department of Philosophy, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Philosophy Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Philos Psychol. 2020 May;33(4):549-568. doi: 10.1080/09515089.2020.1743256. Epub 2020 Apr 18.
The studies we report indicate that it is possible to manipulate explicit ascriptions of consciousness by manipulating whether an agent's behavior is deterministically caused. In addition, we explore whether this impact of determinism on consciousness is direct, or whether it is mediated by notions linked to agency - notions like moral responsibility, free will, deliberate choice, and sensitivity to moral reasons. We provide evidence of mediation. This result extends work on attributions of consciousness and their connection to attributions of agency by Adam Arico, Brian Fiala, and Shaun Nichols and supports it against recent criticisms.
我们所报告的研究表明，通过操纵一个主体的行为是否由决定论引起，就有可能操纵对意识的明确归因。此外，我们探讨了决定论对意识的这种影响是直接的，还是由与能动性相关的概念——如道德责任、自由意志、深思熟虑的选择以及对道德理由的敏感性等概念——所介导的。我们提供了中介作用的证据。这一结果扩展了亚当·阿里科、布莱恩·菲亚拉和肖恩·尼科尔斯关于意识归因及其与能动性归因之间联系的研究，并为其提供了支持，以回应近期的批评。
