How does consciousness weave its magical web of inner awareness—appreciating music, enjoying art, feeling love? Even when all mental functions may be explained, the great mystery—what it ‘feels like’ inside—will likely remain. This is the ‘Hard Problem’ of consciousness. What could even count as a theory of consciousness, even in principle?
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Topic Series
Why is Consciousness So Baffling? (Part II)
Hubert Dreyfus
Ned Block on Perception, Cognition, and Consciousness
Brian Swimme on Consciousness, Cultural Evolution, and the Noosphere
Eastern Traditions: What is Our Ultimate Future?
Sean Carroll on Physics, the Multiverse, and Quantum Mechanics
Eastern Traditions: What are Ultimate Existence & Essence?
