February 2025. Since my last post three years ago, I’ve explored several ideas that refine and extend the Model Theory of Consciousness. Many of these thoughts are documented in the Other Stuff section of this blog, but this post presents the most significant developments. Complexity and the “Invisible Hand” of Consciousness A crucial new perspective… Continue reading Complexity and Evolution
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Qualia – maybe not such a hard problem after all?
Let’s now tackle head-on the issue of “qualia” – those subjective conscious experiences such as the redness of an apple or the pain of a headache, sometimes referred to as “raw feel”. The undeniable reality of qualia, coupled with their “ineffability”, has been taken to be a fundamental problem for materialist explanations of consciousness such… Continue reading Qualia – maybe not such a hard problem after all?
Overview of the Model Theory in action
I’m looking out of the window and I’m conscious of the street outside and I’m also conscious of the fact that I’m looking at the street as well as lots of other things going on outside me and inside me. Here’s what I think is happening. Inside my head, running on my brain, is a… Continue reading Overview of the Model Theory in action
The Model Theory of Consciousness
OK, let’s jump straight in. Inside each person’s head is a model of everything outside. This model of the universe “runs” in the physical brain, in the same way that a software program runs on a computer’s hardware. Now here’s the crucial bit: obviously, the model contains within itself a model of the person to… Continue reading The Model Theory of Consciousness
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