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David Hodgson is related to consciousness through his authorship of 'The Mind Matters: Consciousness and Choice in a Quantum World' [1] and his philosophical arguments asserting that consciousness plays a causal role in human cognition [2], [3]. Furthermore, he proposes a theory linking consciousness to quantum indeterminacies [4], a position that has been subject to critical analysis by David Chalmers [5].
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 4 facts
claimDavid Hodgson argues against epiphenomenalism by appealing to common sense and suggesting that certain functions could not be performed as well without consciousness.
claimDavid Chalmers critiques David Hodgson's arguments against epiphenomenalism, stating that they rely on the intuition that consciousness plays a causal role rather than on an objective analysis of the functions themselves.
claimDavid Hodgson favors an interpretation of quantum mechanics in which consciousness determines certain apparent quantum indeterminacies.
claimDavid Hodgson argues that while physical systems might perform the functions associated with the 'easy' problems of consciousness, human consciousness plays a causal role in our own case, which distinguishes human cognition from those physical systems.
Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
referenceDavid Hodgson authored the book 'The Mind Matters: Consciousness and Choice in a Quantum World,' published by Oxford University Press in 1991.