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'''Introduction: From Brain to general Intellect: Commentary on the Mediations of Consciousness<br>''' Alberto López Cuenca
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There is enough of it. There is an overwhelming amount of literature about the nature of consciousness and its riddles. One must necessarily go through it if interested in the philosophical and scientific details of these debates. This short book then cannot purport to be neither an exhaustive introduction nor a developed stance on the discussions about the issue of consciousness –the problem of the mind-body relationship, the reduction of mental states to brain states or the attribution of consciousness to single individuals. That can be found somewhere else. What this book might be regarding these debates is a call to pay attention to the current ways in which some of the scientific discussions about consciousness are framed. [[Continue]]<br>
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== [http://www.livingbooksaboutlife.org/books/Consciousness/Introduction '''Introduction: From the Brain to General Intellect: Commentary on the Mediations of Consciousness''']  ==
There is an overwhelming amount of literature about the nature of consciousness and its riddles. Yet one must necessarily work through this literature if one is interested in the philosophical and scientific details of the related debates. However, this means that this short book can be neither an exhaustive introduction nor a developed stance on the issue of consciousness – the problem of the mind-body relationship, the reduction of mental states to brain states, or the attribution of consciousness to single individuals. Something of that kind can be found elsewhere.<sup>1</sup> As far as these issues are concerned, this Living Book is more of a call to pay attention to the current ways in which some of the scientific discussions about consciousness are framed. [http://www.livingbooksaboutlife.org/books/Consciousness/Introduction (more...)]


<br>'''The Riddle of Consciousness'''
== The Riddle of Consciousness ==
; Max Velmans : [http://cogprints.org/6453/1/How_to_define_consciousness.pdf How to Define Consciousness -- And How Not to Define Consciousness]
; Richard Robinson : [http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1000066 Exploring the 'Global Workspace' of Consciousness]
; Erik Sorem : [http://www.ucd.ie/philosophy/perspectives/resources/issue3/Perspectives_volumeIII_SearleMaterialismMindBody.pdf Searle, Materialism, and the Mind-Body Problem]


M. Velmans, [http://cogprints.org/6453/1/How_to_define_consciousness.pdf "How to define Consciousness --And how not to define Consciousness"]  
== Representing Consciousness ==
; Amr A Guenedi, Ala'Alddin Al Hussaini, Yousif A Obeid, Samir Hussain, Faisal Al-Azri and Samir Al-Adawi : [http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/pdf/1752-1947-3-9325.pdf Investigation of the Cerebral Blood Flow of an Omani Man with Supposed ‘Spirit Possession’ Associated with an Altered Mental State: A Case Report]
; Arvid Lundervold : [http://www.nonlinearbiomedphys.com/content/pdf/1753-4631-4-S1-S9.pdf On Consciousness, Resting State fMRI, and Neurodynamics]
; Cornelis J. Stam &amp; Jaap C. Reijneveld : [http://www.nonlinearbiomedphys.com/content/pdf/1753-4631-1-3.pdf Graph Theoretical Analysis of Complex Networks in the Brain]


R. Robinson, [http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1000066 "Exploring the “Global Workspace” of Consciousness"]  
== Extended Consciousness ==
; Xialei Zhang : [http://arxiv.org/pdf/1103.1651 The Emergence of Consciousness in the Quantum Universe]
; Mondendra Grover : [http://www.ijest.info/docs/IJEST11-03-02-093.pdf The Quantum Computing Conscious&nbsp;Universe and the Extended Deep Ecology&nbsp;Hypothesis: Implications for Medicine,&nbsp;Agriculture and Technology]
; Axel A. Randrup : [http://www.transpersonalstudies.org/ImagesRepository/ijts/Downloads/Animal%20Mind%20as%20Approached%20by%20the%20Transpersonal%20Notion%20of%20Collective%20Conscious%20Experience.pdf Animal Mind as Approached by the Transpersonal: Notion of Collective Conscious Experience]  


E. Sorem, [http://www.ucd.ie/philosophy/perspectives/resources/issue3/Perspectives_volumeIII_SearleMaterialismMindBody.pdf "Searle, Materialism, and the Mind-Body Problem"]  
== Appendix: Varieties of Conscious Experience  ==
; David W. Hill : [http://www.uta.edu/huma/agger/fastcapitalism/5_2/Hill5_2.html Reflections on Leaving Facebook]


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==[http://www.livingbooksaboutlife.org/books/Consciousness/Attributions Attributions]==


'''Representing Consciousness'''
== A 'Frozen' PDF Version of this Living Book ==
 
; [http://livingbooksaboutlife.org/pdfs/bookarchive/MediationsofConsciousness.pdf Download a 'frozen' PDF version of this book as it appeared on 7th October 2011]
A. A. Guenedi et al., [http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/pdf/1752-1947-3-9325.pdf Investigation of the cerebral blood flow of an Omani man with supposed ‘spirit possession’ associated with an altered mental state: a case report]
 
A. Lundervold,&nbsp;[http://www.nonlinearbiomedphys.com/content/pdf/1753-4631-4-S1-S9.pdf On consciousness, resting state fMRI, and neurodynamics]
 
C. J. Stam &amp; J. C. Reijneveld, [http://www.nonlinearbiomedphys.com/content/pdf/1753-4631-1-3.pdf Graph theoretical analysis of complex networks in the brain]&nbsp;<br>
 
<br> '''Extended Consciousness'''
 
X. Zhang,&nbsp;[http://arxiv.org/pdf/1103.1651 The Emergence of Consciousness in the Quantum Universe]
 
M. Grover,&nbsp;[http://www.ijest.info/docs/IJEST11-03-02-093.pdf The Quantum Computing Conscious&nbsp;Universe and the Extended Deep Ecology&nbsp;Hypothesis: Implications for Medicine,&nbsp;Agriculture and Technology]<br>A. Randrup, [http://www.transpersonalstudies.org/ImagesRepository/ijts/Downloads/Animal%20Mind%20as%20Approached%20by%20the%20Transpersonal%20Notion%20of%20Collective%20Conscious%20Experience.pdf Animal Mind as Approached by the Transpersonal: Notion of Collective Conscious Experience]<br>
 
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'''Appendix:&nbsp;The varieties of conscious experience'''
 
D. W. Hill, [http://www.uta.edu/huma/agger/fastcapitalism/5_2/Hill5_2.html "Reflections on Leaving Facebook"]
 
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[http://www.livingbooksaboutlife.org/books/Consciousness/Attributions Attributions]<br>

Latest revision as of 13:59, 19 January 2012

ISBN: 978-1-60785-259-9

edited by Alberto López Cuenca

Introduction: From the Brain to General Intellect: Commentary on the Mediations of Consciousness

There is an overwhelming amount of literature about the nature of consciousness and its riddles. Yet one must necessarily work through this literature if one is interested in the philosophical and scientific details of the related debates. However, this means that this short book can be neither an exhaustive introduction nor a developed stance on the issue of consciousness – the problem of the mind-body relationship, the reduction of mental states to brain states, or the attribution of consciousness to single individuals. Something of that kind can be found elsewhere.1 As far as these issues are concerned, this Living Book is more of a call to pay attention to the current ways in which some of the scientific discussions about consciousness are framed. (more...)

The Riddle of Consciousness

Max Velmans
How to Define Consciousness -- And How Not to Define Consciousness
Richard Robinson
Exploring the 'Global Workspace' of Consciousness
Erik Sorem
Searle, Materialism, and the Mind-Body Problem

Representing Consciousness

Amr A Guenedi, Ala'Alddin Al Hussaini, Yousif A Obeid, Samir Hussain, Faisal Al-Azri and Samir Al-Adawi
Investigation of the Cerebral Blood Flow of an Omani Man with Supposed ‘Spirit Possession’ Associated with an Altered Mental State: A Case Report
Arvid Lundervold
On Consciousness, Resting State fMRI, and Neurodynamics
Cornelis J. Stam & Jaap C. Reijneveld
Graph Theoretical Analysis of Complex Networks in the Brain

Extended Consciousness

Xialei Zhang
The Emergence of Consciousness in the Quantum Universe
Mondendra Grover
The Quantum Computing Conscious Universe and the Extended Deep Ecology Hypothesis: Implications for Medicine, Agriculture and Technology
Axel A. Randrup
Animal Mind as Approached by the Transpersonal: Notion of Collective Conscious Experience

Appendix: Varieties of Conscious Experience

David W. Hill
Reflections on Leaving Facebook

Attributions

A 'Frozen' PDF Version of this Living Book

Download a 'frozen' PDF version of this book as it appeared on 7th October 2011