Andy Clark - What is Consciousness?

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Consciousness is what we can know best and explain least. It is the inner subjective experience of what it feels like to see red or smell garlic or hear Beethoven. Consciousness has intrigued and baffled philosophers. To begin, we must define and describe consciousness. What to include in a complete definition and description of consciousness?

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Andy Clark is a British philosopher who is Professor of Cognitive Philosophy at the University of Sussex.

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