Aristotle on Consciousness

Caston, Victor

doi:10.1093/mind/111.444.751

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“…According to self-representationalism, conscious states are those that are represented, not by higher-order thoughts or perception-like states, but simply by themselves (Smith, 1986;Caston, 2002;Kriegel, 2003a). Their being represented at all makes us aware of them, and their being represented by themselves, rather than by separate higher-order states, makes the awareness unmediated in a very straightforward sense.…”

Section: The Cross-order Integration Theory Of Consciousnessmentioning

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A cross-order integration hypothesis for the neural correlate of consciousness

Kriegel¹

2007

Consciousness and Cognition

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A cross-order integration hypothesis for the neural correlate of consciousness

Kriegel¹

2007

Consciousness and Cognition

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“…Some of the earliest studies related to consciousness are from Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) [24] in his discussions of the soul. Descartes (1596-1650) is known for his famous quote "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am").…”

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“…Evolution is basically an optimization program, and there are good reasons why the brain has evolved to its present state, as described in the books by Pinker [7], LeDoux [46], and Dennett [25]. LeVay [48] said "The mind is just the brain doing its job." Genetic algorithms and evolutionary techniques could be used to simulate human evolution; however, duplicating the conditions that led to the evolution of the human brain would be difficult, if not impossible [7,25].…”

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Review of Consciousness and the Possibility of Conscious Robots

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Kelley

2010

Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication

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This paper discusses the psychological, philosophical, and neurological definitions of consciousness and the prospects for the development of conscious machines or robots in the foreseeable future. Various definitions of consciousness are introduced and discussed within the different fields mentioned. A conscious machine or robot may be within the realm of engineering possibilities if current technological developments, especially Moore's law, continue at their current pace. Given the complexity of cognition and consciousness a hybrid parallel architecture with significant input/output appears to offer the best solution for the implementation of a complex system of systems which functionally approximates a human mind. Ideally, this architecture would include traditional symbolic representations as well as distributed representations which approximate the nonlinear dynamics seen in the human brain.

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“…Some of the earliest studies related to consciousness are from Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) [23] in his discussions of the soul. Descarte (1596-1650) is known for his famous quote "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am").…”

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The Requirements and Possibilities of Creating Conscious Systems

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Kelley

2009

AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference

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This paper discusses the psychological, philosophical and neurological definitions of consciousness and the prospects for the development of a conscious machine in the foreseeable future. Various definitions of consciousness are introduced and discussed within the different fields mentioned. We conclude that a conscious machine may be within the realm of engineering possibilities if current technological developments, especially Moore's Law, continue at their current pace. Given the complexity of cognition and consciousness a hybrid architecture appears to offer the best solution for the implementation of a complex system of systems which functionally approximates a human mind. Ideally, this architecture would include traditional symbolic representations as well as distributed representations which approximate the nonlinear dynamics seen in the human brain.

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Aristotle on Consciousness

Cited by 158 publications

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A cross-order integration hypothesis for the neural correlate of consciousness

A cross-order integration hypothesis for the neural correlate of consciousness

Review of Consciousness and the Possibility of Conscious Robots

The Requirements and Possibilities of Creating Conscious Systems

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