How A-consciousness can in principle be understood in mechanistic terms?

3 pointsbobsadino11y ago1 comments

A-consciousness is the phenomenon whereby information in our minds is accessible for verbal report, reasoning, and the control of behavior.

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AnimalMuppet11y ago

I don't think it can.

After 52 years of life, I'm pretty sure (by direct experience) that I'm not just a machine, and that no purely materialistic view is adequate to explain human personality.

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How A-consciousness can in principle be understood in mechanistic terms?

3 pointsbobsadino11y ago1 comments

A-consciousness is the phenomenon whereby information in our minds is accessible for verbal report, reasoning, and the control of behavior.

1 comments

AnimalMuppet11y ago

I don't think it can.

After 52 years of life, I'm pretty sure (by direct experience) that I'm not just a machine, and that no purely materialistic view is adequate to explain human personality.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse