By Jonathan Birch (See the other posts in this series here!) Part IV: Correlation and Explanation I’m really grateful to Hedda Hassel Mørch for writing such a thoughtful response. To rewind a little: my essay “Consciousness and the Overton window of science” was a series of reflections on the state …
By Hedda Hassel Mørch (See the other posts in this series here!) As Jonathan Birch points out, the Integrated Information Theory of consciousness (IIT) is an outlier in the field of consciousness studies. Other major theories, such as the Global Neuronal Workspace theory (GNW), are clearly compatible with materialism (i.e., …
By Jonathan Birch (See the other posts in this series here!) Part II: The integrated information theory as outlier Part I traced the gradual entry of consciousness into the Overton window of science. I suggested that the rise of computational theories of consciousness, such as the global neuronal workspace theory, …
By Jonathan Birch (See the other posts in this series here!) Part I: Cognitive neuroscience as usual? In politics, the ‘Overton window‘ is the range of positions that can safely raise their heads in public discourse. Propose something outside the window and you can expect resistance—not just to the proposal …
This week, Brains is pleased to welcome Jonathan Birch and Hedda Hassel Mørch, discussing the philosophy and science of consciousness. These posts were inspired by the recent Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness conference in New York, and we’re very happy to have Jonathan and Hedda contributing. There will …
