Conversations on consciousness
by Susan J. Blackmore · first published 2005
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Interviews with twenty minds.
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…share. Metzinger takes a hard line on strong materialism and against the existence of the self. For a more general overview of current strains of scientific thoughts on consciousness I'd recommend _Conversations on Consciousness_ [1] which interviews leading researchers who are representative of the varied approaches to the field. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Consciousness-Minds-Thin...
on “Human Brain Project: $1.61 billion to achieve human brain emulation by 2024” ↗…Introduction by Susan Blackmore is exactly what you're looking for. Make sure you get the latest edition. https://www.amazon.com/Consciousness-Emily-Troscianko-Susan-... She has another book called Conversations on Consciousness that's basically transcribed interviews with prominent figures that's also worth checking out. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254499.Conversations_on_...
on “What Is a Mathematical Structure of Conscious Experience?” ↗…something more fundamental, like charges or energy moving across neuron synapses. The fact that it is reducible means it may be explained objectively by science, which make it the "easier" problem [1] Conversations on Consciousness by Susan Blackmore
on “Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain” ↗…I am hearing a certain quality in the tone of my voice and so on. This is undeniable as the objective data in the world of science. And science ought to be dealing with that." David Chalmers excerpt- Conversations on Consciousness by Susan Blackmore.
on “AI” ↗