Reference

Philosophy and Science Dialogue: Consciousness

Tononi & Flanagan (2018). Philosophy and Science Dialogue: Consciousness. Frontiers of Philosophy in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities. https://doi.org/10.3868/s030-007-018-0026-1

Abstract

;This is a dialogue between a philosopher and a scientist about the scientific explanation of consciousness. What is consciousness? Does it admit of scientific explanation? If so, what must a scientific theory of consciousness be like in order to provide us with a satisfying explanation of its explanandum? And what types of entities might such a theory acknowledge as being conscious? Philosopher Owen Flanagan and scientist Giulio Tononi weigh in on these issues during an exchange about the nature and scientific explanation of consciousness.