Tag: George Musser

Person is looking for way out of psychedelic maze. A surreal labyrinth in magical forest. Human consciousness is at dead end, searching for solutions. Created with Generative AI

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
January 24, 2025

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind, Science

Tagged
George Musser, Iris Berent, Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation (2023)}

Scientists Wrestling With Human Consciousness Are In For the Win

_{Yet they can’t win because what they are doing amounts to a form of shadow boxing} _{Denyse O'Leary
January 24, 2025

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Philosophy of Mind, Science}

If consciousness is immaterial, a scientific explanation must address and include that fact. The hard problem is impossible if that fact cannot be accepted. Read More ›

Particle, quantum entanglement (quantum correlation). Quantum mechanics . 3d illustration

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
January 23, 2024

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, Physics

Tagged
George Musser, Roger Penrose, Stuart Hameroff}

The Theory That Consciousness Is a Quantum System Gains Support

_{Hameroff and Penrose’s Orch Or Theory sees consciousness as the outcome of a quantum collapse of a wave function} _{Denyse O'Leary
January 23, 2024

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, Physics}

How a quantum theory of consciousness will work out is anyone’s guess but here’s a prediction: It won’t help the cause of materialism much. Read More ›

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News
Date
December 7, 2021

Categorized
Philosophy, Science

Tagged
Annaka Harris, Brian Gallagher, George Musser, Massimo Pigliucci}

Nautilus Offers a “Primer” on Panpsychism

_{Noting the growth in interest from science writers as well as neuroscientists and philosophers, the magazine offers four essays discussing current approaches} _{News
December 7, 2021

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Philosophy, Science}

Panpsychists argue that their approach can help resolve not just the hard problem of consciousness but hard problems associated with matter. Read More ›