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Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 10 facts
referenceRobert Kirk authored an entry on 'Zombies' for The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy published an entry on 'Quantum Approaches to Consciousness' on May 19, 2011, which was first published on November 30, 2004.
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy published an entry on 'Panpsychism' on May 13, 2022.
referenceMartine Nida-Rümelin and Donnchadh O Conaill authored an entry on 'Qualia: The Knowledge Argument' for The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that William James's commitment to panpsychism is controversial because he also advanced objections against a version of the view he labeled the 'mind dust' theory in chapter six of 'The Principles of Psychology' (1890).
referencePhilip Goff, William Seager, and Sean Allen-Hermanson authored the entry 'Panpsychism' for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward N. Zalta in 2017.
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy published an entry on 'Consciousness' on January 14, 2014.
referenceLeopold Stubenberg authored the entry 'Neutral monism' for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward N. Zalta in 2016.
referencePeter Carruthers authored 'Higher-order theories of consciousness' for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
referenceWilliam Ramsey authored the entry 'Eliminative Materialism' for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 2019.
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Jun 18, 2004 4 facts
claimThe concept of a conscious organism depends upon the specific account of conscious states provided, as noted in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on consciousness.
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy categorizes theories of consciousness into seven main types: higher-order theories, representational theories, interpretative narrative theories, cognitive theories, neural theories, quantum theories, and nonphysical theories.
accountClaudio Vanin identified a list of typographical errors in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Consciousness, for which the editors expressed gratitude.
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on consciousness discusses potential functions of consciousness in sections 6.2 through 6.7.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 4 facts
perspectiveThe author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Panpsychism argues that the objection from causal closure suffers from an intentional fallacy because properties described in physical terms may be identical to mental properties.
perspectiveThe author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Panpsychism claims that Colin McGinn ignores the distinction between 'mere aggregates' and 'unities' in his discussion of panpsychism.
perspectiveThe author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Panpsychism argues that the informational and mutual monitoring aspects of physical properties provide an independent argument for regarding those properties as mental.
perspectiveThe author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Panpsychism argues that describing physical entities in terms of their dispositions to interact does not preclude those entities from having mental properties.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 3 facts
claimThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that Galen Strawson does not conclusively rule out the panprotopsychist option regarding the nature of consciousness.
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on panpsychism cites various works on Russellian monism, including collections by Alter & Nagasawa (2015), and works by Feigl (1967), Maxwell (1979), Lockwood (1989), Strawson (1994, 2003, 2016), Chalmers (1996, 2015), Griffin (1998), Stoljar (2001), Pereboom (2011, 2015, 2019), and Goff (2015, 2017, 2019a), with critiques by Howell (2015), Pautz (2015), and Cutter (2019).
claimPhilip Goff is the primary author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Panpsychism starting from the July 2017 version, with Section 1 developed from a previous version by William Seager and Sean Allen-Hermanson.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 3 facts
claimThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article 'Quantum Approaches to Consciousness' adopts the neutral terminology of 'relations between mind and matter' rather than 'mind-matter interactions' to avoid premature assumptions about causal relations.
perspectiveThe author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Quantum Approaches to Consciousness argues that accounts relying on vague metaphors do not represent scientific progress unless they lead to detailed work.
claimThe author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry 'Quantum Approaches to Consciousness' engaged in discussions regarding the topics treated in the paper with Guido Bacciagaluppi, Thomas Filk, Hans Flohr, Stuart Hameroff, Hans Primas, Stefan Rotter, Henry Stapp, Giuseppe Vitiello, and Max Velmans.
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claimOne approach to the relationship between quantum mechanics and consciousness, as outlined in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, asserts that consciousness is a manifestation of quantum processes occurring in the brain.
claimThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry 'Quantum Approaches to Consciousness' classifies theories regarding the relationship between quantum mechanics and consciousness into three basic types.
The Conscious Mind - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy contains an entry titled 'Two-Dimensional Semantics' which serves as a resource for the study of the topic.
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy contains an entry titled 'Consciousness' which serves as a resource for the study of the topic.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 18, 2017 1 fact
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Panpsychism cites works by Freeman (2006), Skrbina (2009), Blaumauer (2011), Alter & Nagasawa (2015), Brüntrup & Jaskolla (2016), and Seager (forthcoming) as recent work on the topic.
Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 13, 2017 1 fact
claimTo resolve ambiguity in self-conscious belief ascriptions, Hector-Neri Castañeda introduced the notation 'she*' to denote self-conscious belief, which the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy author replaces with the indirect reflexive 'she herself'.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceMark Kulstad and Laurence Carlin authored the entry "Leibniz's Philosophy of Mind" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward N. Zalta, published in the Fall 2020 edition.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 1 fact
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Panpsychism lists related entries including George Berkeley, consciousness, René Descartes, dualism, emergent properties, epiphenomenalism, Charles Hartshorne, William James, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, mereology, monism, neutral monism, pantheism, physicalism, qualia, quantum theory and consciousness, Josiah Royce, Baruch Spinoza, Alfred North Whitehead, and Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt.
Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love May 7, 2025 1 fact
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on 'Panpsychism' provides a comprehensive overview of the concept, including the intrinsic nature argument, objections such as the 'incredulous stare,' and the combination problem along with its responses.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 1 fact
claimSome accounts of quantum theory in relation to consciousness use quantum terms like entanglement, superposition, collapse, and complementarity purely as metaphors without precise definitions or specific applications, which the author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Quantum Approaches to Consciousness argues does not represent scientific progress.
David Chalmers - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers serves as an editor on topics in the philosophy of mind for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.