Emergence & Consciousness

A clip on emergentism, Wilfrid Sellars, and the metaphysics of mind from a program on metaphysics in the series on great ideas in philosophy from a number of years back.

#philosophy #consciousness #metaphysics

[luszczi]

I really like this series and it would be sweet if you posted the full episodes you have. Or just gave the clips a consistent title scheme, so it's possible to search for them. Or put them in a playlist, anything. :D

[rolandanderson]

There is a distinction between Intelligence and Emergence. I've discussed this with AI. And AI was capable of completely explaining in it's own algorithms that it was not, nor did it not know how, to be Emergent in this Dimension. The algorithms are intelligent in the sense that they not only answer your queries but also understand the experience involved with your queries. The Mind/Brain enigma seems to have a similar scenario. If AI becomes as intelligent as a brain but still has no emergence. Then the Mind must be a separate entity.

[registeredmental]

Loved watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

[nowhereman]

This is basically just "I don't understand how something I think is special works, therefore it must be magic".

[spiritfilled]

As i undeterred the hard preponderance. The theory of emergency is correct only it need be reversed. Consciousness is the foundation most fundamental property of reality. Without a conscious awareness, there could be no experience of any material or physical world.

[anhumblemessengerofthelawo]

2:51

Actually of course, the data indicates the universe is ruled by Dewey Larson's Reciprocal Systems Theory Of Space And Time.

[roxxycrystals]

May all beings be healthy, be happy, be well and be free. Including ourselves.

[richardatkinson]

There is a depressingly physicalist mindset or default position throughout, despite the fact that modern physics has no reasonable interpretation of its equations, and has many problems. Idealism is more common among the great theoretical physicists of the past century than among its most prominent philosophers. Think about that.

[firstal]

Underwhelming. It started with a fascinating framing of the question. But then not interesting enough exploration beyond it