The physical nature of consciousness / edited by Philip van Loocke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loocke, Philip R. Van, 1963-

Series:

Advances in consciousness research ; v. 29.

Advances in consciousness research ; v. 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Quantum theory.

Physical Description:

viii, 319 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We consider systems in which forces and selection (or 'reduction') procedures cooperate to determine present states. Forces work on the immediate past of a system and determine a set of possible states. Selection works in the immediate future and selects one of these states as the actual state of the system. Selection can be constrained in terms of a criterion not reducible to the forces operating on the system. It is shown that the performance of different types of procedures increases when this type of teleology is inserted. This is illustrated with an example from the cognitive domain and with examples that belong to the context of generative art. More fundamentally, it is conjectured that, given the complexity of our universe, selection can operate systematically without leading to replicable violation of physical laws. The relation between selection and the philosophy of consciousness is discussed.

Contents:

THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Editorial page

Title dage

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Table of contents

Preface

Biological feasibility of quantum approaches to consciousness: The Penrose-Hamero "Orch OR" model

The natural philosophy and physics of consciousness

Quantum Brain Dynamics and Consciousness

Neuropsychological Investigations

What is consciousness?

Thinking together quantum brain dynamics and postmodernism

Consciousness and non-hierarchical physics

Time and the laws of nature

Matter, Mind and the quantum

What is it not Like to be a Brain?

On the nature of anamalous phenomena

The philosophy of consciousness, 'deep' teleology and objective selection

Name index

Subject index

the series ADVANCES IN CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical refernces and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612255069

9781282255067

1282255061

9780585461229

0585461228

9789027299857

9027299854

OCLC:

705531389