Current Research
Rosenthal is currently working on function of mental states' being conscious, which he argues is minimal, and on explaining why mental states do ever occur consciously if little utility results from their being conscious. He argues that the factors that explain why qualitative states, such as perceptions, often occur consciously are different from the considerations that explain why thoughts and other intentional states often occur consciously. He gave this talk, 'Consciousness and its Function' at the Online Consciousness Conference
Rosenthal has also written extensively about the connection between consciousness, thought, and speech, and has edited several anthologies.
Read more about this topic: David M. Rosenthal (philosopher)
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