Stephen Downes

Commenting on a recent interview of David Chalmers Richard Brown discusses some (relatively) recent arguments regarding whether consciousness is a biological phenomenon (or, say, a functional or computational phenomenon), specifically, the dancing and fading quality arguments, and the partial reports argument (both of which are well-explained in this article). I don't think either argument impacts my own position (that consciousness is experience) but the discussion is interesting and helps us look more closely at what it means to have an experience. Image: Jerry Carniglia.