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Archive for September, 2008
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The futility of the “brain in the jar” argument
Posted on September 23, 2008 | No CommentsThere is a particular metaphysical argument which asserts that materialism cannot explain consciousness because it’s impossible to prove that even matter exists. If it’s impossible to prove that matter exists, how can one provide a material explanation of consciousness? Proponents of this argument say that... -
Are p-zombies really possible?
Posted on September 21, 2008 | No CommentsThe very subjectivity of subjective experience makes it rather difficult for someone to empirically know if someone else is truly conscious. To illustrate the point, there is the concept of the philosophical zombie or “p-zombie”. The p-zombie is an imaginary creature, an exact duplicate of... -
The relationship between the physical brain and consciousness
Posted on September 18, 2008 | No CommentsA brain seems to be a prerequisite for consciousness – but is it sufficient? We’ll tackle the latter in more detail in other articles. Here I simply seek to establish that consciousness requires, and is affected by, the brain. It is difficult to get universal... -
Directed Attention and Subjective Experience
Posted on September 18, 2008 | No CommentsIntroduction There are many challenges we encounter when trying to understand consciousness. Many of these challenges revolve around developing structural and functional explanations for consciousness within the brain, the “how it works” questions that science can grapple with effectively. However, one problem remains stubbornly outside... -
Creationism in the United Kingdom
Posted on September 18, 2008 | No CommentsCreationism, a belief that the world was created by a deity, has frequently been popping up in the news in recent times – mostly in the United States where legal battles have been fought to prevent creationism being taught in science classrooms (despite it donning...