Descriptions On the Mechanisms of Consciousness: How consciousness works Download
You know of your own existence because you are conscious, yet a clear account of how consciousness works has been lacking. The aim of this book is to describe a model of how consciousness may work. The model is intended to be as simple as possible, whilst incorporating all the mechanisms that give rise to the main features of consciousness.
It has the following chapters:
1. Introduction.
2. A definition of consciousness: A simple definition of consciousness, in words, that is consistent with the model.
3. A simplified model of consciousness: A diagram of how consciousness works, in a simplified form, with a description of its main features.
4. The mechanisms of consciousness: A more detailed description of each of the main mechanisms of consciousness.
5. Where did the magic go? How could a relatively simple information processing architecture generate the experience of being conscious?
6. Answers to philosophical questions about consciousness: Some of the longstanding questions that philosophers discuss are answered using the model.
7. Conclusions
The model can be used to understand how consciousness works in ourselves and others, and to create artificially conscious entities. It provides a straightforward approach to answering longstanding philosophical questions such as: 'Do we have free will?", "What is consciousness for?" and "Why is there unity of consciousness?"
The book includes 18 Figures and does not assume any specialist knowledge.
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