Particle physics and the conscious mind: debating Almada’s optimism
Aufklärung October 12, 2021 DOI: 10.18012/arf.2016.42250 (opens in new tab) via DOAJ
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA note examines Almada's ongoing project to explain how conscious minds emerge from the basic components of the physical world. It provides an overview of his approach, challenges his optimism by raising the hard problem of consciousness, and argues that his work can advance by adopting a coherent conceptual account of emergence.
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| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Emergentism Neurophenomenology |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key finding | Argues that Almada's research on the emergence of consciousness can be advanced by a coherent conceptual account of emergence, despite the challenge posed by the hard problem of consciousness. |
Abstract
Beginning with a study of the basic components of the physical world, Almada is developing an explanation of the emergence of the conscious mind. In order to recognize and publicize this enterprise, which is not yet finished, this note (i) offers an overview of Almada’s approach; (ii) challenges his optimism with the well-known hard problem of consciousness; and (iii) argues that his research can be pushed ahead by a coherent conceptual account of emergence.