Consciousness seems to be an enigmatic phenomenon: it is difficult to imagine how our
perceptions of the world and our inner thoughts, sensations and feelings could be related to …

The relationship of consciousness to brain, which Schopenhauer grandly referred to as the"
world knot," remains an unsolved problem within both philosophy and science. The central …

There are many ways to approach the understanding of consciousness. Questions about
these ways have occupied philosophers and metaphysicians for centuries. During the early …

Neuroscientists and philosophers nowadays claim that the problem of phenomenal
consciousness is a scientific problem. Increasing knowledge of the neural correlates of …

This book reviews some of the most important scientific and philosophical theories
concerning the nature of mind and consciousness. Current theories on the mind-body …

Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman once remarked that engaging the public about economic
theories is hard, partly because everybody feels they are entitled to opine about the …

The field of consciousness studies is full of talk about the science of consciousness. For
example, the landmark conferences in Tucson strive" Toward a Science of Consciousness"; …

Reading the philosophical literature on consciousness, one might get the idea that there is
just one problem in consciousness studies, the hard problem. That would be a mistake …

For a neuroscientist, consciousness currently defies any formal operational definition.
However, the phenomenon is distinct from self-consciousness: after all, one can “let oneself …

Much has recently been written about the subject of consciousness, thanks to the revival of
interest in disciplines as various as philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, and …