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) via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractIntegrated information theory claims that a conscious experience depends on a repertoire of hypothetical experiences, known as the axiom of information. This means that consciousness depends not only on the system itself but also on the context that constrains the set of possibilities and on scenarios imagined by an external observer.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key finding | 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.