NCC research and the problem of consciousness

Abstract: One of the reasons why the Neural Correlates of Consciousness Program could appear attractive in the 1990s was that it seemed to disentangle theoretical and empirical problems. Theoretical disagreements could thus be sidestepped in order to focus on empirical research regarding the neural substrate of consciousness. One of the further consequences of this dissociation of empirical and theoretical questions was that fundamental questions regarding the Mind Body Problem or the “Hard Problem of Consciousness” could remain unresolved even if the search for the neural correlates had been successful. Drawing on historical examples, a widely held consensus in the philosophy of science, and actual NCC research we argue that there is no such independence. Moreover, as the dependence between the theoretical and the empirical level is mutual, empirical progress will go hand in hand with theoretical development. Thus, contrary to what the original NCC program suggested, we conclude that NCC re.... https://philosophymindscience.org/index.php/phimisci/article/view/9188

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: NCC research and the problem of consciousness ; volume:2 ; year:2021 ; Philosophy and the mind sciences ; 2 (2021)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Pauen, Michael

Further information

• DOI: 10.33735/phimisci.2021.9188
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022051315320647024542
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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