Mental event

A mental event is any event that happens within the mind of a conscious individual. Examples include thoughts, feelings, decisions, dreams, and realizations.^[1] These events often make up the conscious life that are associated with cognitive function.^[2]

Some believe that mental events are not limited to human thought but can be associated with animals^[3] and artificial intelligence^[4] as well. Whether mental events are identical to complex physical events, or whether such an identity even makes sense, is central to the mind–body problem.

^ Bunnin, Nicholas; Yu, Jiyuan (2004). "Mental event". The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy. Blackwell Reference Online. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
^ Mental Events. Oxford Reference. Retrieved 7 Mar. 2023, from https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100150420
^ Griffin, Donald R. (2001-05-01). Animal Minds: Beyond Cognition to Consciousness. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226308654.
^ McCarthy, John (1995). "Making Robots Conscious of their Mental States" (PDF). Stanford University. S2CID 10544902. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-11-23.

[1] Bunnin, Nicholas; Yu, Jiyuan (2004). "Mental event". The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy. Blackwell Reference Online. Retrieved 2016-11-23.

[2] Mental Events. Oxford Reference. Retrieved 7 Mar. 2023, from https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100150420

[3] Griffin, Donald R. (2001-05-01). Animal Minds: Beyond Cognition to Consciousness. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226308654.

[4] McCarthy, John (1995). "Making Robots Conscious of their Mental States" (PDF). Stanford University. S2CID 10544902. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-11-23.

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