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Consciousness and the Brain

Antonio Damasio gives an evolutionary account of 'a state of mind in which there is knowledge of one's own existence and of the existence of surroundings'. But is that enough? Read more...

The Experimental Philosophy of Consciousness

We attribute consciousness on the basis of facts about the body of the being in question. This is the claim of experimental philosophers. Not sure what implications this has for the Turing Test. Read more...