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

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"; …

As papers about consciousness are so often introduced, consciousness was until few
decades ago considered a philosophical problem only, and the current interest in empirical …

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 …

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 problem of consciousness, of what it is, what it does, why it evolved, and how it arises in
the brain, has been described as the least understood of all the fundamental problems still …

Why does a relentless stream of experiences normally fill your mind? No answer is entirely
satisfactory. We are not sure how the normal operation of the human brain might exude …

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

This article is the second and final part of a general introduction to the concept, history, and
problems of consciousness. The first was an overview of the study of consciousness in the …

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 …