The consciousness of the human mind has long been a topic of fascination and curiosity amongst writers, artists and psychologists, from Carl Jung and Salvador Dali to Virginia Wolfe and Gertrude Stein. This album explores our understanding of consciousness, and features a discussion on some of psych…
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
What does consciousness mean? How artists, writers and scientists understood consciousness in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Transcript -- What does consciousness mean? How artists, writers and scientists understood consciousness in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The difficulties of explaining consciousness scientifically.
Transcript -- The difficulties of explaining consciousness scientifically.
Are animals conscious? Can we produce conscious machines?
Transcript -- Are animals conscious? Can we produce conscious machines?
Could we programme consciousness into a computer? Are there varying degrees of consciousness?
Transcript -- Could we programme consciousness into a computer? Are there varying degrees of consciousness?
The link between experience, consciousness and language and how it gives us an evolutionary advantage.
Transcript -- The link between experience, consciousness and language and how it gives us an evolutionary advantage.
The purpose of consciousness, and how it governs the imaginative use of our sensory apparatus.
Transcript -- The purpose of consciousness, and how it governs the imaginative use of our sensory apparatus.
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