Consciousness

This means that all technology has a consciousness. If we build pieces of technology that have the ability to think as we do and go through similar experiences, then artificial intelligence is a very likely thing. The level of intelligence or consciousness that they would have would vary. We would have to change our behavior and mind set if we agree with Chalmers on the idea that technology can…

game the interrogator must determine which one of the participants is a human and which one is the machine. He states that if a machine passes the test, there will be no question that the machine is undeniably thinking. He rises the argument of consciousness, the objection of Lady Lovelace’s, his responses and leave as with the question if the test is a good way to tell if a machine can think. Turing’s game consists three participants, two participants and an interrogator. All members of the…

The mind and body are entities whose characteristics are strictly exclusive, yet together, they form a relationship that is the basis of the existence of humankind – and, by consequence, is one of the most classic and debated dualisms in philosophy. This dualism is described as the mind-body problem. The mind indicates one’s mental faculties such as thoughts, emotions and sensations, while the body indicates the physical processes and entities that allow one to function physically. While both…

He elucidated that the notion of identity of living things and identity of a physical body cannot be used to render personal identity. He explained the continuity of personal identity through time by three factors: memory, Self-awareness and consciousness. I support the view that personal identity over time consists in psychological continuity. In terms of memory, Locke believes that it is the memory of a person that defines your personal identity. There has to be a line through time that traces…

There is a specific type of consciousness that Bayne is very interested in, phenomenal consciousness (Bayne 2008, 4). Phenomenal consciousness uses the understanding of phenomenal unity, what it is like to be in the conscious state. Behavioral disunity does not equal phenomenal disunity, but it is on the path to phenomenal disunity. Bayne argues that split-brain consciousness was often restricted, in the experiments, to the language utilizing left hemisphere…

Nagel highlights that consciousness, or lack thereof in some arguments, is at the centre of the mind-body problem, and that is what makes it so difficult to approach and pinpoint. Nagel’s argument spans a number of different topics, analyzing the existence of consciousness and discussing physicalism, behaviourism, and more. Among analyzing Nagel’s argument, I will also look into the bearing that the argument has on what Ryle calls ‘Descartes’ Myth’. What is consciousness? While there is no…

Locke discusses the main factor that suggests the sameness of personal identity – consciousness, and explains various scenarios in which personal identity remains the same, as well as circumstances when it does not. Despite Locke’s extensive theories, the inconsistencies with pre-existing theories and confusion about whether consciousness alone is a strong…

The purpose of this essay is to explain what Opacity is and contrast Opacity with Transparency. I will also explain what is a pre-conscious and deep conscious state and the difference between both and explain what opacity favors. Next, I will explain the evidence brought by Implicit Bias which will lead me to the hypothesis brought by the evidence. Then I will explain the dissociations that are formed by conscious and unconscious mental states. Lastly, I will explain why I believe mental states…

Cheshire Cat. The Cheshire Cat plays an important role in storyline, but also to Alice herself. Throughout the novel the Cheshire Cat is a representation of Alice’s conscious mind in the dream world she finds herself. The dictionary definition of consciousness is “a person’s mind and thoughts” (Merriam-Webster) or “the state of being awake and aware of one’s surroundings” (Merriam-Webster). Though we are not aware that Alice’s adventures…

especially Consciousness Explained, has become widely known and suddenly controversial when he claimed that free will is only an illusion of the mind and that it is actually the result of the physical processes in the brain. He says that what we call consciousness isn’t actually consciousness. Dennett dives right into the mind-body debate. He says that Darwin’s idea of natural selection cannot explain the connection between mind and body. What is the relationship between consciousness and the…