Human Consciousness Essay

Kayla Southworth Professor Rondel PHIL 101-1001 December 2, 2015 Chalmers immaterial conscious Consciousness for many years has been a debatable topic between people, where some take the materialist approach while others take the dualist approach. Metaphysical materialism is the view that there is no such thing as spooky substances only matter. This type of view goes on to say that phenomenon’s such as the conscious is just byproducts of material substances interacting with one another. Materialist’s

Evidence of Absence? A paper on Animal Consciousness      Consciousness is a difficult term to grasp; so much so, that many scientists will not even attempt to define the term, much less search for it’s evidence. Most however, do agree that consciousness must include certain aspects; specifically cognition, self-awareness, memory, and abstract thought.      Lesley J. Rogers describes consciousness as, “related to awareness, intelligence

machines will be able to think like humans. But, can a machine really think like a human? Can a machine even think on its own, or it is just based on human science and engineering to make computer systems perform tasks that require intelligence when done by humans? Substantial studying has been made on the subject and Turing’s overly optimistic point of view, yet, we experience difficulty when trying to combine idea of advancement in technology and what makes us humans: the capability of thinking. Conventionally

computer Watson has no human understanding whatsoever. Searle begins by clearing up the common misconceptions about what a computer actually is. Searle explains that a computer is simply a machine that manipulates symbols based on a programs needs and wants, and that the computational power of a computer is not human understanding; it is in fact a measure of how fast a computer can manipulate symbols. Searle then proceeds to explain the process of how a computer works in terms of a human. He explains that

explain what consciousness is. I will then argue that the best metaphysical model to understand and determine consciousness is Chalmer’s type-a materialism. Then, since consciousness can only be physically understood, we can only use behavior type tests to determine if something is conscious. will explain testing methods that allow us to determine whether or not something is conscious. Finally I show that Ava passes these test and must be conscious. Ned Block argues that consciousness is concept that

representation of it. This is the mysterious, impalpable quality we call consciousness. The essential properties of consciousness have been matters of philosophical debate since the 1600s, when Descartes proclaimed that mind and brain were separate substances. But recently, scientists and doctors have started asking

was an awakened being and his teachings all came from an I-am-consciousness perspective, not from the egotistical “I” perspective, which is how we think. When Jesus said, “I am before Abraham.” he was referring to the one-life, universal consciousness that is embedded in all things. He was One with the formless consciousness of presence. He did not see Himself as the body and the mind He possessed, but rather as the I-am-consciousness itself. When He said “And if I go and prepare a place for you

The mind/body problem is regarding the nature of the relationship between the mind, consciousness, and the physical world. It is a problem because, it brings into question whether the mind and body are separate substances or of the same substance. It also asks whether there is a relationship between the two. The problem also questions what is defined as consciousness, and, how can it arise from normal materials. I don’t believe Descartes has adequately solved it with his concept of dualism because

Philosophy 100-04 Professor Bates 4/11/14 Word count: 462 Where is the Soul? In “Where Am I,” Daniel Dennett questions the meanings of identity and consciousness. He never truly concludes his questions with an answer but I believe that the computer that is an exact copy of his brain cannot have a consciousness because it is a computer, not a human being. Dennett makes a complicated example when his body and his brain get separated, yet he can control his body through technological means. After

remarks and thoughts upon the subject matter. Fichte was an idealist. This is the belief that nothing is known to us except ideas. Since this was the belief of Fichte he avoided dualism and instead believed that only that which is in and for consciousness can be assumed to exist. Fichte thus proceeded to explain experience as the product of intelligence in itself. This idea of intelligence in itself is the ego. To understand this further, we must “think the wall”, once you think the wall, then