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Post-Panpsychism: Using Strawson to go beyond Strawson

Posted on Aug 27th, 2008 by Anand : NoOne Anand

In a previous blog entry , I explained my admiration for Strawson's target article (and followup in the same issue) on panpsychism in the Journal of Consciousness Studies (JCS). As previously explained, Strawson lays out... 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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Toward a Science of Consciousness (TUCSON 2008): Conf. Review

Posted on Apr 16th, 2008 by Anand : NoOne Anand

I just returned from Tucson, AZ from attending the 2008 edition of the Toward a Science of Consciousness conference. I'm now walking around campus with a huge smile on my face with my colleagues asking... 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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Consciousness

Posted on Aug 4th, 2006 by Anand : NoOne Anand

Daniel Stoljar in his book " Ignorance and Imagination: The Epistemic Origin of the Problem of Consciousness " argues that consciousness is logically supervenient on the physical, i.e. experiential facts can be "read off" from... More »

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