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2018 , Vol. 13 >Issue 3: 332 - 348

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3868/s030-007-018-0026-1

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Philosophy and Science Dialogue: Consciousness

  • Giulio Tononi , 1 ,
  • Owen Flanagan , 2
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  • 1. School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53719, USA
  • 2. Department of Philosophy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA

Published date: 15 Sep 2018

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2018 Higher Education Press and Brill
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Abstract

This is a dialogue between a philosopher and a scientist about the scientific explanation of consciousness. What is consciousness? Does it admit of scientific explanation? If so, what must a scientific theory of consciousness be like in order to provide us with a satisfying explanation of its explanandum? And what types of entities might such a theory acknowledge as being conscious? Philosopher Owen Flanagan and scientist Giulio Tononi weigh in on these issues during an exchange about the nature and scientific explanation of consciousness.

Key words： consciousness; integrated information theory; phenomenology; hard problem of consciousness; scientific explanation

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Giulio Tononi , Owen Flanagan . Philosophy and Science Dialogue: Consciousness[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2018 , 13(3) : 332 -348 . DOI: 10.3868/s030-007-018-0026-1

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