Episode 217 - The Mystery of Consciousness - Origin, Nature & Theories of Subjective Experience & Self Awareness

This YouTube transcript explores the enigma of consciousness, examining various theories attempting to explain its origin and nature. Physicalism, positing that consciousness stems solely from physical processes, is contrasted with non-reductive physicalism, suggesting consciousness is dependent on, but not reducible to, physical processes. Emergentism, a subset of non-reductive physicalism, proposes consciousness emerges from complex systems' interactions. Panpsychism, a radical alternative, asserts consciousness is a fundamental aspect of reality, inherent in all matter. Finally, Integrated Information Theory offers a framework to quantify consciousness based on the integration of information within a system, suggesting consciousness exists on a spectrum and is not limited to biological organisms.


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