philosophycorner: The real problemIt looks like scientists and philosophers might have made consciou
philosophycorner:The real problemIt looks like scientists and philosophers might have made consciousness far more mysterious than it needs to beBy Anil K. SethWhat is the best way to understand consciousness? In philosophy, centuries-old debates continue to rage over whether the Universe is divided, following René Descartes, into ‘mind stuff’ and ‘matter stuff’. But the rise of modern neuroscience has seen a more pragmatic approach gain ground: an approach that is guided by philosophy but doesn’t rely on philosophical research to provide the answers. Its key is to recognise that explaining why consciousness exists at all is not necessary in order to make progress in revealing its material basis – to start building explanatory bridges from the subjective and phenomenal to the objective and measurable.Continue Reading -- source link
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