Introducing the irruption theory of consciousness by Tom Froese

【Title】Introducing the irruption theory of consciousness

【Speaker】Tom Froese, Assistant Professor, OIST
Tom Froese is Assistant Professor at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), where he heads the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit. He is a cognitive scientist with a background in phenomenological philosophy, human-computer interaction, and complex systems theory. His interdisciplinary research centers on the role of agent-environment interaction in shaping cognition and consciousness, specifically when the interaction process involves sociality and technology.

【Abstract】
In this talk he will present current work in progress on “irruption theory”, a new theory of consciousness that integrates an embodied-enactive account of basic mind with radical formulations of the freedom and efficacy of intentional agency.

【Other Information】

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[davidchartrand]

Great talk! Thank you. Very interesting idea