The Buddhist tradition is famous for its denial of an agential ‘self’ that like a charioteer controls what is going on in the mind (cf. Ganeri, 2018). This paper does not argue against this denial. It does argue, though, that – in contrast to some recent claims – there is an essential aspect of the mind, specifically an essential aspect of consciousness, that looks a lot like such a charioteer. My discussion concerns the relationship between the notion of phenom‐ enal consciousness and the idea that we experience agency over our own experience. I argue that we not only can become aware of exercising agency over our phenomenal experience, but also that this ability is essential to Received: 23 July 2018 | Revised: 14 August 2018 | Accepted: 8 September 2018 DOI: 10.1111/rati.12216

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有意识而没有自我？

佛教传统以其否认像车夫一样控制思想中发生的事情的主体“自我”而闻名（参见 Ganeri，2018）。本文不反对这种否认。然而，它确实认为——与最近的一些主张相反——心灵的一个基本方面，特别是意识的一个基本方面，看起来很像这样的车夫。我的讨论涉及现象意识的概念与我们体验代理而不是我们自己的体验的想法之间的关系。我认为我们不仅可以意识到对我们非凡的经历行使代理权，而且这种能力对于 Received: 23 July 2018 | 至关重要。修订日期：2018 年 8 月 14 日 | 接受：2018 年 9 月 8 日 DOI：10.1111/rati.12216