Axioms and postulates: Finding the right match through logical inference

Authors: Niccolò Negro

Published: 2022-03-23

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x2100193x

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Abstract

AbstractMerker 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.