^TagHard Problem of consciousness (as not so hard)

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 15, 2024

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Philosophy of Mind, Physics

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Ethan Siegel, Featured, Hard Problem of consciousness (as not so hard)}

Astrophysicist: Electricity Can Account For Human Consciousness

_{Ethan Siegel set out to show that there is no design in the universe and that included reducing consciousness to electricity, with the details still to be ironed out} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 15, 2024

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Philosophy of Mind, Physics}

It’s useful to know that this sort of fact-free performance is acceptable, given the state of a materialist interpretation of consciousness today. Read More ›

Illustration of synapse and neuron on a blue background.

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News
Date
February 3, 2022

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Anil Seth (on Hard Problem of consciousness), Hard Problem of consciousness (as not so hard)}

Neuroscientists: The Hard Problem of Consciousness Isn’t So Hard!

_{Damasio and Seth tell Nautilus that materialist explanations will eventually crack consciousness, as they have cracked everything else} _{News
February 3, 2022

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

If consciousness remains unexplained by materialist theories, we are entitled to conclude, at least provisionally, that it is not a material phenomenon. Read More ›