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¿Cómo explicamos la conciencia?

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David Chalmers |

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• March 2014

Nuestra conciencia es un aspecto fundamental de nuestra existencia, dice el filósofo David Chalmers: "No hay nada que conozcamos más en directo... pero al mismo tiempo es el fenómeno más misterioso del universo". Él comparte algunas maneras de pensar sobre la película que se proyecta en nuestras mentes.

Nuestra conciencia es un aspecto fundamental de nuestra existencia, dice el filósofo David Chalmers: "No hay nada que conozcamos más en directo... pero al mismo tiempo es el fenómeno más misterioso del universo". Él comparte algunas maneras de pensar sobre la película que se proyecta en nuestras mentes.

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In his work, David Chalmers explores the “hard problem of consciousness" -- the quest to explain our subjective experience.

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The Hard Problem of Consciousness: Resources

This is a collection of resources on the hard problem of consciousness, keyed to the themes in my talk.

David Chalmers | Scientific American, 2002 | Article

The Puzzle of Conscious Experience

A Scientific American article on the hard problem of consciousness.

David Chalmers | Oxford University Press, 1997 | Book

The Conscious Mind

My book-length treatment of the problem. The Character of Consciousness was a more detailed follow-up.

Daniel Dennett | Back Bay Books, 1992 | Book

Consciousness Explained

Daniel Dennett's magnum opus setting out the other side.

Christof Koch | Scientific American, July 1, 2009 | Article

A "Complex" Theory of Consciousness

Christof Koch outlines Tononi's integrated information theory and the scientific case for panpsychism.

William Seager and Sean Allen-Hermanson | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, August 23, 2010 | Article

William Seager's overview from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Susan Blackmore | Routledge, 2013 | Book

Consciousness: An Introduction

Susan Blackmore's excellent introduction to all sorts of scientific and philosophical issues about consciousness.

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