Using the method of combining logical systems, it is possible to describe the work of consciousness by means of logical systems — combinations of various kinds of connections of mental states and causal connections of neuronal states (psychophysical problem). For a pair of such “logics” it is always possible to find a “combined” logical system whose properties are determined by the consequence relations of both systems. However, such a “logic of consciousness” can itself be regarded as a “higher-order” mental logic, and therefore it can be a component of a combination with the initial mental logic. On the other hand, this logic can be a higher-order “neural” logic and form a combination with the original neural logic. In both cases, this combination can be regarded as a logic of self-consciousness,
reflecting the view of the theorists of consciousness (Gennaro) that a psychological state is conscious if and only if it is correctly represented by a state of a higher order. At the same time, the “neuronity” or “mentality” of the logic of self-consciousness is associated with the division of higher-order theories of thought into two camps: some (Rosenthal, Carruthers) argue that a higher-order state is a thought or belief, and others (Armstrong, Liken) argue that a higher-order state is a sensory state similar to perception.
For citation: Vasyukov V.L. Logics of self-consciousness, Ivanovo State University Bulletin, Series: Humanities, 2024, iss. 4, pp. 134—142.