Theories of Consciousness 1/6: The Philosophy of Consciousness Science (with Francesco Ellia)

10,00

February 10, 2024. 2 hours. In his seminal 1884 observation, Thomas Huxley likened the enigma of consciousness and its relation to nervous tissue to the inexplicable emergence of a djinn from Aladdin’s magic lamp. This metaphor strikingly encapsulates the persistent complexity of what is now known as the mind-body problem. Despite the exponential growth in…