@article {315518,
	title = {The Invention of Consciousness},
	journal = {Topoi},
	year = {2017},
	month = {08/2017},
	abstract = {<p>In English we use the word {\textquotedblleft}invention{\textquotedblright} in two ways. First, to mean a new device or process developed by experimentation, and designed to fulfill a practical goal. Second, to mean a mental fabrication, especially a falsehood, designed to please or persuade. In this paper I argue that human consciousness is an invention in both respects. First, it is a cognitive faculty, evolved by natural selection, designed to help us make sense of ourselves and our surroundings. But then, second, it is a fantasy, conjured up by the brain, designed to change the value we place on our existence.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1007/s11245-017-9498-0},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-017-9498-0},
	author = {Humphrey, N}
}
