thehardproblem

The Hard Problem by Jesse Winters

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This podcast is a deep exploration of the problem of consciousness. Presented by Jesse Winters, The Hard Problem reviews critical evidence in the neuroscience literature, insights from the philosophy of mind, and the author’s novel ideas in pursuit of a robust theory of consciousness.

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Access to Consciousness 28.08.2020 19:59

Key References: Ned Block 'Two neural correlates of consciousness' 2005 Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004 Lionel Naccache 'Why and how access consciousness can account for phenomenal consciousness' 2018 Stanislas Dehaene 'Consciousness and the Brain' 2014

The Geometry of Suffering 20.08.2020 18:05

Key References: Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, and Thomas Jessell 'The Principles of Neural Science' 4th Edition, 2000

Consciousness Does Not Compute 13.08.2020 17:50

Roger Penrose 'The Emperor's New Mind' 1989 John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997 Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004

Fields of Consciousness 07.08.2020 23:37

Eric Kandel, James Schwartz, and Thomas Jessell 'Principles of Neural Science' 4th Ed., 2000 Andrew FingelKurts et al. 'Brain-mind operational architectonics: At the boundary between quantum physics and Eastern metaphysics' 2019 Andrew FingelKurts et al. 'Toward operational architectonics of consciousness: basic evidence from patients with severe cerebral injuries' 2012 Benjamin Libet 'Mind Time'...

Reality and Consciousness 30.07.2020 20:13

Key References: A.C. Grayling 'The History of Philosophy' 2019 Rene Descartes 'A Discourse on Method' 1637 John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997 Gerald Edelman 'The Remembered Present' 1989

Levels of Consciousness 23.07.2020 22:36

Key References: Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004 John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997 Annaka Harris 'Conscious' 2019

Attention and Consciousness 14.07.2020 19:15

Key References: William James 'The Principles of Psychology' 1890 Michael Pitts, Lydia Lutsyshyna, and Steven Hillyard 'The Relationship between attention and consciousness: An expanded taxonomy and implications for no-report paradigms' 2018 Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004 Michael Graziano 'The attention schema theory: A mechanistic account of subjective awareness' 2015

The Division of Consciousness 08.07.2020 16:26

Key References: Michael Gazzaniga 'Tales from Both Sides of the Brain' 2015 Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004

The Emergence of Unified Consciousness 01.07.2020 17:49

Key References: Michael Gazzaniga 'Tales from Both Sides of the Brain' 2015 Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004 Daniel Dennett 'Consciousness Explained' 1991 John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997 Patricia Churchland 'Neurophilosophy' 1986 Stanislas Dehaene 'Consciousness and the Brain' 2014

The Identity of Consciousness 25.06.2020 19:13

Key References: A.C. Grayling 'The History of Philosophy' 2019 Patricia Churchland 'Neurophilosophy' 1986 David Chalmers 'The Conscious Mind' 1996 John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997 Jesse Winters 'The Temporally-Integrated Causality Landscape: A Theoretical Framework for Consciousness and Meaning' 2020 Giulio Tononi, Melanie Boly, Marcello Massimini, and Christof Koch 'Integrated Info...

Memory and Consciousness 22.06.2020 19:29

Key References: Eric Kandel 'The Disordered Mind' 2018 Bradley Postle 'The Hippocampus, Memory, and Consciousness' 2016 Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004

The Continuity of Consciousness 17.06.2020 16:10

Key References: William James 'The Principles of Psychology' 1890 John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997 Alex Holcombe 'Seeing Slow and Seeing Fast: Two Limits on Perception' 2009 Giulio Tononi, Melanie Boly, Marcello Massimini, and Christof Koch 'Integrated Information Theory: From Consciousness to its Physical Substrate' 2016

The Rarity of Consciousness 08.06.2020 18:53

Key References: Julian Jaynes 'The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind' 1976 David Chalmers 'The Conscious Mind' 1996 John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997 Christof Koch and Giulio Tononi 'Consciousness: Here, There, and Everywhere' 2015 Victor Lamme 'Challenges for Theories of Consciousness: Seeing or Knowing, the Missing Ingredient, and How to Deal with Panps...

Synchrony and Consciousness 03.06.2020 18:16

Key References: Patricia Churchland 'Neurophilosophy' 1986 George Mashour 'Consciousness, Anesthesia, and Neural Synchrony' 2013 Hal Blumenfeld 'The Neurology of Consciousness Chapter 16 'Epilepsy and Consciousness'' 2016 Francesca Siclari et al. 'The Neural Correlates of Dreaming' 2017 Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004 Christof von der Malsburg 'The What and Why of Binding: A Model...

Integrated Causality and Consciousness 29.05.2020 17:21

Key References: David Chalmers 'The Conscious Mind' 1996 Marcello Massimini and Giulio Tononi 'Sizing Up Consciousness' 2018 Patricia Churchland 'Neurophilosophy' 1986 Thomas Nagel 'Mind and Cosmos' 2012

The Meaning of Consciousness 22.05.2020 18:30

Key References: Friedrich Nietzche 'The Gay Science' 1882 John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997 Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004 David Hume 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding' 1748

The Threshold for Consciousness 15.05.2020 19:37

Key References: Kalanit Grill-Spector, Tammar Kushnir, Talma Hendler, and Rafael Malach 'The Dynamics of Object-Selective Activation Correlate with Recognition Performance in Humans' 2000 Stanislas Dehaene 'Consciousness and the Brain' 2014 Dan Simons and Christopher Chabris 'Gorillas in our Midst: Sustained Inattentional Blindness for Dynamic Events' 1999 Marcello Massimini and Giulio Tononi 'Siz...

The Will of Consciousness 12.05.2020 17:30

Key References: John Searle 'Minds, Brains, and Science' 1984 Benjamin Libet 'Mind Time' 2004 Daniel Wegner 'The Illusion of Conscious Will' 2002 David Hume 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding' 1748

The Point-of-view of Consciousness 06.05.2020 18:59

Key References: Eric Weinstein 'The Portal' podcast 2020 Gilbert Ryle 'The Concept of Mind' 1949 Daniel Dennett 'Consciousness Explained' 1991 Bernard Baars 'A Cognitive Theory of Consciousness' 1988 Stanislas Dehaene 'Consciousness and the Brain' 2014

The Coherence of Consciousness 01.05.2020 16:29

Key References: Christof Koch 'The Quest for Consciousness' 2004 Randolph Blake and Nikos Logothetis 'Visual Competition' 2002 C.L. Hardin 'Color for Philosophers' 1986 Bernard Baars 'A Cognitive Theory of Consciousness' 1988 Stanislas Dehaene 'Consciousness and the Brain' 2014

The Current of Consciousness 28.04.2020 18:39

Key References: William James 'The Principles of Psychology'1890 John Searle 'The Mystery of Consciousness' 1997 Sam Harris 'Waking Up' 2014 Simons and Charbris 'Gorillas in our midst: Sustained inattentional blindness for dynamic events' 1999 David Hume 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding'

The Self-Identity of Consciousness 23.04.2020 18:43

Key References: Sam Harris 'Waking Up' 2014 Gilbert Ryle 'The Concept of Mind' 1949 Michael Pollan 'How to Change Your Mind' 2018 Marcus Raichle 'The Brain's Default Mode Network' 2015

The Value of Consciousness 17.04.2020 17:50

Key References: Abraham Maslow 'A Theory of Human Motivation' 1943 Jordan Peterson '12 Rules for Life' 2018 William James 'The Principles of Psychology' 1890 Marcus Aurelius 'Meditations' ~170 CE

The Evolution of Consciousness 13.04.2020 17:42

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The Landscape of Consciousness 09.04.2020 21:55

Key References: Jesse Winters 'The Temporally-Integrated Causality Landscape: A Theoretical Framework for Consciousness and Meaning' (In review, 2020) Tononi, Boly, Massimini, and Koch 'Integrated Information Theory: From Consciousness to its Physical Substrate' 2016