Christof Koch on a new approach to the mystery of consciousness
Scientists are zeroing in on the parts of the brain that register our awareness of existing. But this physical explanation won’t be the whole story.
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Scientists are zeroing in on the parts of the brain that register our awareness of existing. But this physical explanation won’t be the whole story.
Dennett's classic story raises deep philosophical questions about identity and consciousness.
Educators need to focus on ways to encourage conversation instead of confrontation.
Self-knowing is a very different animal than self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is the intellectual recognition of one’s patterns and tendencies from the past, whereas self-knowing is firmly grounded in the present.
Our perception of a soul or even vulnerability to events beyond our control can be explained without magic.