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My mainstream friends and colleagues keep asking me why I am interested in the problem of consciousness. To some of them, showing an interest in this problem is symptomatic of a deeper psychological problem: for... More »
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At the recently concluded Toward a Science of Consciousness conference, I presented a poster on a new physicalism that can accommodate experience. The reception was fast and furious from some and wacky and weird from... More »
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Galen Strawson asks " Does physicalism entail panpsychism? " ( pdf ) and answers in the affirmative. I don't think so. I used to think that it does but have since changed my mind. I'll... More »
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In a previous blog entry , I mentioned that we need a new physicalism that can accommodate experience. This by itself is not a new idea. Beginning with a well known attempt by Roger Penrose... More »
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The person who has done the most (in my opinion) to resurrect the problem of consciousness and bring it back to the forefront of analytic philosophy is David Chalmers . Chalmers has achieved two very... More »
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