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LonesomeYogurt wrote:Those interested in the Hard Problem of Consciousness and other issues this quote and discussion raise may be interested in Thomas Nagel's new book, Mind and Cosmos. I am reading it currently and it is very interesting.

thanks LY .... Interesting! Long discussion on his work here.
http://forums.philosophyforums.com/thre ... 58514.html

With metta
Chris

i seem to be on here a lot, so if you have questions about campbell or searle's view i should be able to answer them.
i'm writing grad papers on CS and disjunctivism for both of them. so far only biological naturalism makes sense to me.
however, i realize there are issues with buddhism in consciousness being localized in whatever way. i've discussed this issue in other places here.

convivium wrote:which was?

That its non local. Not just in the sense of some aroma or vapor pervading the objects in the newtonian vision of the universe as a sort of big room, but actually as a fundamental property of the universe. If you look in the brain you will find it, if you in the big toe, you will find it, the looking itself is the finding of it. Its my personal belief, based on years on inquiry and observation of consciousness, that any sincere directed inquiry will start yielding answers about the nature of consciousness. Physics for instance.

i wish i could somehow agree that CS is a basic, non-causally reducible property of the universe.
it just doesn't make sense based on our current state of scientific development (even in light of certain quantum experiments).

Just recently became aware of this woman's work regarding consciousness:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=c ... nie%20boly

Would be interested in discussing the results and implications of her work and that of others in the field of neurosciences for anyone who is interested.