A landscape of consciousness | Robert Lawrence Kuhn on minds, the universe and embracing uncertainty

Robert Lawrence Kuhn and Hilary Lawson discuss the variety of theories we have to explain consciousness and the mechanics behind it.

Will we ever reach a conclusive understanding of consciousness?

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Scientists and philosophers have no agreed theory of how consciousness emerges from physical processes in the brain. Join Closer to Truth's Robert Lawrence Kuhn as he surveys the possible answers, material and non-material, to the perennial question of consciousness, and explores the implications the most promising theories have for our ideas about meaning, artificial intelligence, and survival beyond physical death. Hilary Lawson hosts.

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Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the co-creator, executive producer, writer, and host of Closer To Truth, the PBS/public television series on cosmos, life, mind, and meaning that presents leading scientists, philosophers, and creative thinkers discussing the fundamental questions of existence.

Kuhn has published over 30 books and is also a commentator on the BBC, CNN, CCTV, and Bloomberg as a trusted expert on China. Most recently, and what we’re discussing today, Robert released a paper, 'A landscape of consciousness', in which he chronicled over 200 theories of consciousness.

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00:00 Introduction
00:12 Every theory of consciousness has value
02:05 The beauty of consciousness in a dead universe
04:01 How would we know when we have a correct theory of consciousness?
06:50 A shred of evidence for materialist theories
08:25 Embracing uncertainty

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