Lea Moncoucy
@leamoncoucy.bsky.social
Consciousness, Affective processes, Valence
Psychological Sciences & Philosophy of Mind.
Phd Student in the CO3 Lab in Brussels (ULB), Belgium.
Member of @erc-xp.bsky.social ERC project "Experience"
Psychological Sciences & Philosophy of Mind.
Phd Student in the CO3 Lab in Brussels (ULB), Belgium.
Member of @erc-xp.bsky.social ERC project "Experience"
5/ ...not only according to the objective value of an extrinsic evolutionary cost function, but is also shaped by the preference-driven subjective value associated with items, situations, events or other agents.
Do not hesitate to check out this proposal; and the other of this Special Issue!
Do not hesitate to check out this proposal; and the other of this Special Issue!
The value of consciousness: experiences worth having | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DC. Dennett (2020,personal communication) asked: ‘How do we go from doing things for reasons to having reasons for doing things?’. This question targets a fundamental shift in nature: while all organisms act in the way they do for reasons that are shaped ...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
5/ ...not only according to the objective value of an extrinsic evolutionary cost function, but is also shaped by the preference-driven subjective value associated with items, situations, events or other agents.
Do not hesitate to check out this proposal; and the other of this Special Issue!
Do not hesitate to check out this proposal; and the other of this Special Issue!
4/ Our answer: We argue that phenomenal experience—what it feels like—is what gives intrinsic value to such behaviour.
We propose that phenomenal experience expands an organism’s ability to act.
We propose that phenomenal experience expands an organism’s ability to act.
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
4/ Our answer: We argue that phenomenal experience—what it feels like—is what gives intrinsic value to such behaviour.
We propose that phenomenal experience expands an organism’s ability to act.
We propose that phenomenal experience expands an organism’s ability to act.
3/ The question: How do organisms go from acting upon reasons explained by extrinsic evolutionary cost functions to acting for reasons of their own—even engaging in behaviour that may be detrimental to their own existence?
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
3/ The question: How do organisms go from acting upon reasons explained by extrinsic evolutionary cost functions to acting for reasons of their own—even engaging in behaviour that may be detrimental to their own existence?
2/ « How do we go from doing things for reasons to having reasons for doing things? » asked DC. Dennett (personal communication, 2020).
We took this question one step further, building on a proposal from Cleeremans and Tallon-Baudry (2022)...
We took this question one step further, building on a proposal from Cleeremans and Tallon-Baudry (2022)...
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
2/ « How do we go from doing things for reasons to having reasons for doing things? » asked DC. Dennett (personal communication, 2020).
We took this question one step further, building on a proposal from Cleeremans and Tallon-Baudry (2022)...
We took this question one step further, building on a proposal from Cleeremans and Tallon-Baudry (2022)...
Here's the link for abstract submission & registration! 🔖
survey2.ulb.be/index.php/41...
Very glad to co-organise this second workshop of the ERC project with @krysdolega.bsky.social, @axc.bsky.social, Inès Mentec, Lena Lange & Anastasia Loukianov 🤌
Looking forward to meeting new fellows there ☺️
survey2.ulb.be/index.php/41...
Very glad to co-organise this second workshop of the ERC project with @krysdolega.bsky.social, @axc.bsky.social, Inès Mentec, Lena Lange & Anastasia Loukianov 🤌
Looking forward to meeting new fellows there ☺️
Call for abstract & registration of the “Value, Valence, and Consciousness” Workshop
survey2.ulb.be
January 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Here's the link for abstract submission & registration! 🔖
survey2.ulb.be/index.php/41...
Very glad to co-organise this second workshop of the ERC project with @krysdolega.bsky.social, @axc.bsky.social, Inès Mentec, Lena Lange & Anastasia Loukianov 🤌
Looking forward to meeting new fellows there ☺️
survey2.ulb.be/index.php/41...
Very glad to co-organise this second workshop of the ERC project with @krysdolega.bsky.social, @axc.bsky.social, Inès Mentec, Lena Lange & Anastasia Loukianov 🤌
Looking forward to meeting new fellows there ☺️