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Does Mind belong to the Universe?

Posted on Jul 24th, 2009 by Anand : NoOne Anand

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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Experience, Information, Panpsychism

Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Anand : NoOne Anand

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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Consciousness: Does physicalism entail panpsychism?

Posted on Feb 11th, 2007 by Anand : NoOne Anand

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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Naturalized Perspectivism

Posted on Aug 6th, 2006 by Anand : NoOne Anand

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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Consciousness

Posted on Jul 26th, 2006 by Anand : NoOne Anand

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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