Amplifying Phenomenal Information: Toward a Fundamental Theory of Consciousness
arXiv Preprint Archive November 9, 1999 L. Gabora
Fundamental approaches bypass the problem of getting consciousness from non-conscious components by positing that consciousness is a universal primitive. For example, the double aspect theory of information holds that information has a phenomenal aspect. How then do you get from phenomenal information to human consciousness? This paper proposes that an entity is conscious to the extent it...