MC John R. Searle, «
The Mystery of Consciousness,» The New York Review of Books (November 2, 1995), 60 - 66.
The main question I will have to keep in mind as I read his book (as I hope to in the near future) is whether, and to what extent, the panpsychic approach he espouses helps us to understand «
the mystery of consciousness» — that is, just how it does its job better here than the various well - known forms of contemporary physicalism.
Long after the human genome is completely mapped, and the neurophysiology of awareness and cognition thoroughly understood, we will still stand in awe before
the mystery of consciousness and selfhood.
For Hameroff and Penrose, the idea goes even further, into
the mystery of consciousness itself.
Perhaps some of
the mystery of consciousness itself — a question that has vexed philosophers for centuries — will be solved on the operating table.
As for Linde, he is especially interested in
the mystery of consciousness and has speculated that consciousness may be a fundamental component of the universe, much like space and time.
What compelled his interest was
the mystery of consciousness.
That day Black decided to leave
the mystery of consciousness alone for a while and to apply himself instead to doing some earthly good for the human brain.
Robots are being used in a range of ways to probe
the mysteries of consciousness.
Finding out could lead to safer drugs and unlock the mystery of consciousness
It is deeply wrapped up with the mind / body problem and
the mystery of consciousness.
Thus, audiences confront
the mystery of consciousness, and are reminded of the answers we still seek, the questions we haven't posed yet, and the phenomenas for which we may never have the cognitive capacity to understand.
Accessible and engaging, The Mind at Night shines a bright light on our nocturnal journeys, while revealing the crucial role dreams could play in penetrating
the mystery of consciousness.
The next shift is to the near future with Elena, an Italian neuroscientist researching
the mysteries of consciousness.
He may mean
the mystery of consciousness itself, as in a pairing of the brain and the computer.
Color is a vastly more complex question than temperature, linked with perception and
the mystery of consciousness.