Ever since William James, psychologists of emotion have tended to view affective states as intrinsically conscious. We argue that nonconscious affect also exists, and focus specifically on the possibility of unconscious``liking''. We present evidence that positive and negative affective reactions can be elicited subliminally, while a person is completely unaware of any affective reaction at all...

Abstract This paper is about whether consciousness flows. Evan Thompson (2014) has recently claimed that the study of binocular rivalry shows there are some moments where does not flow, contra William James (1890). Moreover, he Abhidharma philosophers reject James's claim I argue poses no special challenge to James. Second, because did take up question how and analyze or define underdescribed t...