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Axioms and postulates: Finding the right match through logical inference

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Abstract Merker et al. argue that integrated information theory (IIT) is not a theory of consciousness because the IIT formalism does not match phenomenology. I argue that the authors ultimately… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Merker et al. argue that integrated information theory (IIT) is not a theory of consciousness because the IIT formalism does not match phenomenology. I argue that the authors ultimately fail to articulate the problem of the inference of the postulates from the axioms. I suggest a different version of this problem, and argue that this can help rethink IIT's potential for consciousness science.

Keywords: finding right; inference; postulates finding; axioms postulates; right match; match

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2022

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