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qualiacomputing.com
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| | Explaining phenomenal time with implicit causal structures in networks of local binding.
| | www.preposterousuniverse.com
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| | [AI summary] This article is a collection of discussions and perspectives on the nature of consciousness, focusing on whether it is an emergent property of complex systems. It touches on various viewpoints from different contributors, including philosophical, scientific, and even speculative theories. The discussion includes references to the role of quantum mechanics, the relationship between consciousness and the physical world, and the challenges in defining and measuring consciousness. The article also mentions the work of researchers like Sandro Sozzo and others who explore the intersection of consciousness and quantum theory. Additionally, it highlights the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in understanding consciousness, and the ongoing debat...
| | www.binding-problem.com
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| | [AI summary] The provided text explores the binding problem in consciousness, which refers to the challenge of explaining how distinct sensory features are integrated into a unified conscious experience. It introduces the concept of micro-experiential zombies, hypothetical entities that possess all the physical and functional properties of conscious beings but lack subjective experience. The text also delves into the role of neural synchrony and reentry in solving the binding problem, as well as the philosophical implications of panpsychism and the combination problem. Additionally, it references various academic resources and theories related to the binding problem, including Feature Integration Theory, dynamic binding, and neural oscillations. The text emp...
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| The "historical turn" in the philosophy of science in the 1960s and 1970s gave most of its attention to the development of the physical sciences -- especially physics itself. (See Tom Nickles' essay "Historicist Theories of Scientific Rationality" in theStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyfor a detailed account of this development in the philosophy of science;link.) Historian-philosophers...