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Christof Koch on the Science of Consciousness



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Harry Kreisler welcomes neurobiologist Christof Koch for a discussion of his work with Dr. Francis Crick and how he thinks consciousness can (and should) be studied scientifically.

The complete “Conversations with History” interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqMAkbrp5uA

Koch’s “The Quest for Consciousness” lecture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJA5NYoDeO4

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23 thoughts on “Christof Koch on the Science of Consciousness
  1. I think that's a presomptious conclusion from most scientists who just claim a victory before the end of the battle, just like most religious or most philosophers. Obviously i got to be wrong.

  2. @hrmIwonder " 'Pure' philosophy must just concede impotence and retreat into conservative conceptual anthropology until the advance of science puts it out of its misery."
    – Daniel Dennett

    🙂

  3. Anyone else notice the little jab at philosophy? I think as science grows philosophy will kinda disappear or what's left of it will merge into science. He kind of put philosophy and religion in the same category.

  4. oh, I may have not articulated my post well enough. I had tried to mention of how there are presently quite a few passionate scientists who both love the creative process & of the fields of study that map & explore all things relating to the brain and mind. Within our generation, we may be pleasantly surprised to see the placing aside of some very misleading unknowns for more vibrant, wonderful & useful knowns. Of course, this is an opinion & that I love to read about these thingies. Best wishes

  5. I do wonder why some folkies are prone to take a word, such like: consciousness, and to impart upon it a non-materialistic definition. Doing this denies any legitimacy of the research and work being done to better understand the mind. Like many discoveries that have transpired in the last few decades, we do do not have to wait very much longer for a really functional and rational mapping of the mind with respect to its biological components. This will shed much needed clarity on many things.

  6. This is very good.
    I think the Brain-Body/Matter dualism is a false dichotomy. Consciousness is an emergent property of the complexity of the neuronal system. Of course, we do not yet understand it completely.
    John Searle sheds much light and rationality on this subject.
    I will have to keep an eye on Cristof Koch now, too.

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