Does the present moment depend on the moments not lived?
The Behavioral and brain sciences March 23, 2022 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21001904 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that integrated information theory's axiom of information makes consciousness dependent on context and the external observer's imagined scenarios, not solely on the system itself. |
Abstract
Integrated information theory postulates that a conscious experience depends on a repertoire of hypothetical experiences (the axiom of information). This makes consciousness depend on the context that constrains the set of possibilities and on the scenarios imagined by the external observer, and not only on the system itself.