Who Knows What Consciousness Is? | NOEMA
Nathan Gardels,
NOEMA,
Aug 19, 2024
Surface-level discussion of consciousness. "I do not believe consciousness arises from spooky forces. The brain is embodied, and the body is embedded in its environment," says Gerald Edelman. "The brain can speak to itself and the conscious brain can use its discriminations to plan the future, narrate the past and develop a social self." But "When the body goes, we go." My own view of consciousness is that consciousness is experience, that is, experience of both the senses and of the inner workings of the brain.
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