Murali Krishna Pasupuleti

2 papers in the library · publishing 2024

Papers

Bridging Thought and Reality: The Fusion of Philosophy and Cognitive Science in Consciousness Studies

Mind and Consciousness: Bridging Philosophy and Cognitive Science October 10, 2024 Murali Krishna Pasupuleti

This chapter examines how philosophy of mind and cognitive science together address consciousness, reviewing historical and modern perspectives on the mind-body problem, perception, cognition, and self-awareness. It discusses key philosophical theories such as dualism, materialism, and emergentism, alongside cognitive science contributions from neuroscience, brain imaging, and AI. Major theories of consciousness, including Global Workspace Theory and Integrated Information Theory, are explored to bridge philosophical inquiry with empirical research. The chapter also considers the role of perception, cognition, and emotion in shaping conscious experience, and the ethical implications of creating conscious AI. It concludes that interdisciplinary collaboration is essential for understanding consciousness, free will, and personal identity.

DOI: 10.62311/nesx/17946

Mind and Consciousness: Bridging Philosophy and Cognitive Science

October 30, 2024 Murali Krishna Pasupuleti

No single discipline—analytic metaphysics, phenomenology, neuroscience, or computational modeling—can alone provide a rich enough explanation of conscious experience. A multi-level framework is needed in which metaphysical positions, empirical theories of neural and cognitive architecture, and first-person phenomenological analyses mutually inform one another. The book examines debates on dualism, physicalism, functionalism, and phenomenology, then reviews models of neural correlates of consciousness and predictive processing. It covers representation, qualia, the hard problem, selfhood, embodiment, and agency, and extends to artificial and non-human consciousness, cross-cultural contemplative traditions, and ethical and legal implications of mind technologies.

DOI: 10.62311/nesx/rb-978-81-981179-4-6