Knowledge Tree
philosophy
Facts (45)
Sources
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Jun 18, 2004 3 facts
claimA controversy exists in neuroscience and philosophy regarding whether global or merely local recurrent neural activity is sufficient for phenomenal consciousness.
claimThe term 'consciousness' is not typically treated as a substantive entity in philosophy, but rather as an abstract reification of properties attributed by the adjective 'conscious'.
claimAssociationist approaches to consciousness remained influential in Anglo-American philosophy and psychology well into the twentieth century.
(PDF) Language and Consciousness; How Language Implies Self ... academia.edu 2 facts
claimThere is currently no consensus among linguistics, philosophy, and psychology regarding the interrelation between language and consciousness or the necessity of language for conscious experience.
claimDebates regarding the relationship between language and consciousness have been prominent across the disciplines of linguistics, philosophy, and psychology since at least the early 20th century.
Consciousness and Cognitive Sciences journal-psychoanalysis.eu 2 facts
quoteFrancis Crick stated: “No longer need one spend time [enduring] the tedium of philosophers perpetually disagreeing with each other. Consciousness is now largely a scientific problem.”
claimThe division between internal and external consciousness, or object-consciousness and self-consciousness, is a long-standing distinction in philosophy.
David Chalmers Thinks the Hard Problem Is Really Hard scientificamerican.com Apr 10, 2017 2 facts
accountDavid Chalmers was surprised to learn from a philosophy advisor that he could enter a graduate philosophy program without an undergraduate degree in philosophy, a path he noted would be impossible in mathematics.
accountDavid Chalmers decided to switch his academic focus from mathematics to philosophy after traveling around Europe, reading books like 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance', and writing down thoughts about the mind.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 2 facts
claimThe methodological ideal in philosophy often holds that the job of philosophers is to integrate the mind and consciousness into the scientific world view, or to naturalize them, rather than changing science to accommodate consciousness.
referenceThomas Nagel wrote the article 'Conceiving the Impossible and the Mind-Body Problem', published in the journal Philosophy in 1999.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Dec 20, 2023 2 facts
Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
referenceEvolutionary Psychological Science is an international, interdisciplinary forum for original research papers that address evolved psychology, spanning social and life sciences, anthropology, philosophy, criminology, law, and the humanities.
referenceThe journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences publishes interdisciplinary articles in psychology, neuroscience, behavioral biology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and philosophy, with approximately 30% of the articles focusing on evolutionary analyses of behavior.
Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love May 7, 2025 2 facts
claimFuture collaboration between philosophy and neuroscience could test panpsychism by determining if consciousness requires a specific complexity threshold or if simple systems like isolated neurons or computer chips exhibit signs of consciousness.
claimPanpsychism has experienced a notable revival in contemporary philosophy over the last two decades as philosophers seek alternatives to the stalemate between strict physicalism and dualism.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 2 facts
claimThe mind-body problem became the central question of epistemology and modern philosophy due to the problematization of the mind and its relation to reality by René Descartes, John Locke, George Berkeley, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant.
quoteAs regards the world in general, both physical and mental, everything that we know of its intrinsic character is derived from the mental side, and almost everything that we know of its causal laws is derived from the physical side. But from the standpoint of philosophy the distinction between physical and mental is superficial and unreal.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 18, 2017 2 facts
referenceWilliam James published the chapter 'Novelty and Causation: The Perceptual View' in the book 'Some Problems of Philosophy' through Longmans, Green & Co. in 1911.
referenceWilliam James published 'A Pluralistic Universe: Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy' through Longmans, Green and Co. in 1909.
David Chalmers - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe first substantial use of the term "zombie" in the context of philosophy may be Robert Kirk's 1974 paper "Zombies vs. Materialists."
[PDF] Consciousness and Mind - PhilArchive philarchive.org 1 fact
claimSome of the oldest and deepest questions in philosophy concern the nature of consciousness and the mind.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 1 fact
claimPhilosophy and psychology are the historically leading disciplines studying the relationship between mind and matter, later joined by behavioral science, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 1 fact
claimIt is generally assumed in philosophy that for a fact X to ground a fact Y, it must be the case that X necessitates Y.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 1 fact
claimA common methodological ideal in philosophy is to integrate consciousness into the scientific worldview, or to naturalize it, by fitting consciousness into the existing conceptual structure of science.
Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Consciousness and the Intermediate ... frontiersin.org Apr 17, 2018 1 fact
referenceDowe, P. (2007) authored 'Causal Processes' in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceDavid M. Steffes explores Sewall Wright's philosophy in the 2007 work 'Panpsychic Organicism: Sewall Wright's Philosophy for Understanding Complex Genetic Systems'.
What are the major theories of consciousness? How do materialism ... facebook.com Mar 15, 2026 1 fact
claimNeuroscience, philosophy, and wisdom traditions are three distinct approaches used to investigate the nature of consciousness.
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness: Mind, Nature ... - VYSN vysn.com Jun 27, 2024 1 fact
referenceEach section of the book 'Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness: Mind, Nature, and Ultimate Reality' examines specific theories of consciousness from multiple disciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science.
PhilArchive: The Philosophy E-Print Archive philarchive.org 1 fact
claimPhilArchive is the largest open access e-print archive in philosophy.
Episode 2: The Hard Problem of Consciousness – David Chalmers ... futurepointdigital.substack.com Jul 24, 2025 1 fact
claimFuture Point Digital is a research-based consultancy and think tank that integrates psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, ethics, and literary fiction to explore human qualities in an AI-driven world.
Quantum Models of Consciousness from a Quantum Information ... arxiv.org Dec 20, 2024 1 fact
claimModern science and philosophy generally assume that consciousness arises from complex synaptic computations within neural networks, where brain neurons function as fundamental units of information.
(PDF) On the function of consciousness - an adaptationist perspective academia.edu 1 fact
claimConsciousness is considered one of the most significant and challenging topics in cognitive science, with contributions from disciplines including engineering, philosophy, psychology, biology, neurology, quantum physics, linguistics, and anthropology.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_... scholar.google.com 1 fact
claimDaniel A. Herrmann and Benjamin A. Levinstein established four criteria for measuring belief in large language models, drawing from insights in philosophy and machine learning practices.
PANPSYCHISM (Philosophy of Mind Series) - Amazon.com amazon.com 1 fact
accountLudwig Jaskolla studied philosophy and physics in Munich, Germany.
Consciousness, Attention, and Conscious Attention - Amazon.com amazon.com 1 fact
claimThe author of 'Consciousness, Attention, and Conscious Attention' holds a JD from UNAM, an MA in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research, and a PhD in Philosophy with a Certificate in Cognitive Science from Rutgers University.
(PDF) Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness - Academia.edu academia.edu 1 fact
referenceWerner Heisenberg discussed physics and philosophy in his 1958 book 'Physics and Philosophy'.
Psychedelics and Consciousness: Distinctions, Demarcations, and ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
referenceYaden et al. published 'The psychology of philosophy: associating philosophical views with psychological traits in professional philosophers' in Philosophical Psychology, which explores the link between philosophical views and psychological traits.
Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness link.springer.com Apr 1, 2024 1 fact
claimAcquaintance is defined in philosophy as a relation where a subject is directly aware of something, unmediated by physical processes involved in the senses.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Aug 19, 2003 1 fact
claimDualism has been out of fashion in psychology since the advent of behaviourism in 1913 and in philosophy since Gilbert Ryle's work in 1949.
4.5 Consciousness – Cognitive Psychology nmoer.pressbooks.pub 1 fact
referenceThe scientific study of consciousness currently utilizes a combination of approaches including philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and contemplative science, as cited by Blackmore (2006), Koch (2012), Zelazo, Moscovitch, & Thompson (2007), and Zeman (2002).
(PDF) Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness - Academia.edu academia.edu 1 fact
perspectiveThe author of the essay investigates the interdisciplinary correlations between scientific perspectives (including neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy) and Buddhist teachings regarding consciousness.
David Ludwig (Wageningen University and Research): Publications ... philpeople.org 1 fact
perspectiveDavid Ludwig analyzes the relationship between ontology in anthropology and philosophy, arguing that moving beyond simple homonymy or synonymy allows for new interdisciplinary links and insights while minimizing the risk of cross-disciplinary equivocation.
Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 13, 2017 1 fact
referenceThe 'sense of ownership' or 'sense of mineness' is a concept in cognitive science and philosophy where a subject is aware of their thoughts, actions, emotions, perceptual experiences, memories, and bodily experiences as being their own.