This is a dialogue between scientific explanation of consciousness. a philosopher and a scientist about the What is consciousness? Does it admit of scientific explanation? If so, what must a scientific theory of con...This is a dialogue between scientific explanation of consciousness. a philosopher and a scientist about the What is consciousness? Does it admit of scientific explanation? If so, what must a scientific theory of consciousness be like in order to provide us with a satisfying explanation of its explanandum? And what types of entities might such a theory acknowledge as being conscious? Philosopher Owen Flanagan and scientist Giulio Tononi weigh in on these issues during an exchange about the nature and scientific explanation of consciousness.展开更多
文摘This is a dialogue between scientific explanation of consciousness. a philosopher and a scientist about the What is consciousness? Does it admit of scientific explanation? If so, what must a scientific theory of consciousness be like in order to provide us with a satisfying explanation of its explanandum? And what types of entities might such a theory acknowledge as being conscious? Philosopher Owen Flanagan and scientist Giulio Tononi weigh in on these issues during an exchange about the nature and scientific explanation of consciousness.