Category Archives: Consciousness

Computationalism: Dualism or Panpsychism?

In philosophy of mind, the computational theory of mind (CTM), also known as computationalism, is a family of views that hold that the human mind is an information processing system and that cognition and consciousness together are a form of … Continue reading

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A Thought Experiment

Frequently the lack of direct accessibility to the thoughts and experiences others is mentioned as problem for explaining consciousness. What if the problem could be solved? Imagine this scenario. Subject A has a silicon brain implant with an external access … Continue reading

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The Subjectivity Problem

Subjectivity is another notion sometimes equated with the qualitative or the phenomenal aspects of consciousness in the literature –https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness/#Sub Although, as the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes, subjectivity should probably be considered an aspect of consciousness rather than equivalent to it. … Continue reading

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