Donald Hoffman's theory of consciousness, Donald Hoffman

Donald Hoffman explains how he presents his theory of consciousness. This video is an excerpt from SAND Anthology Vol. 5:

Donald Hoffman is a cognitive scientist and author of more than 90 scientific papers and three books, including Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See (W.W. Norton, 2000). He received his BA from UCLA in Quantitative Psychology and his Ph.D. from MIT in Computational Psychology. He joined the faculty of UC Irvine in 1983, where he is now a full professor in the departments of cognitive science, computer science and philosophy. He received a Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for early career research into visual perception, and the Troland Research Award of the US National Academy of Sciences for his research on the relationship of consciousness and the physical world.

[rowill]

sounds very convincing except I have no idea what he's talking about

[fleischliebe]

I hear "simple", "so simple" but I don't have a clue what he is talking about.

[cmvamerica]

The brain is just a receiver of consciousness, not a producer of consciousness; like a radio receiver; the radio doesn’t produce the frequencies, it receives the frequencies and turns them into sound. The brain receives consciousness and turns it into us.

[dougg]

Super smart guy, He’s on to something and not getting the attention he deserves.

[lnbartstudio]

Hello Daniel Dennett...still think you came through on Dawkin's Ark?

[cloudlessrainvisions]

This is a pretty good 5 minute intro to his work. If you find yourself interested but confused, watch his other videos. I suggest his interviews on Closer To Truth, which are all on YT.

[timemechanicone]

All fitness pay off or visual interpretations are driven by the one question the universe is asking itself. Turtles all the way down.... we are asking it too, ⚛️ from planets to people to QM. Same question transmogrified. Question the universe and we and everything else is asking, WHERE & WHY AM I. (Interface > Flatland 🪁 up to 2d, 3d.... Agi- bio humans turtles up & down....)

[Great_WOK_Must_Be_Done]

I love outside of the box thinkers. Real progress is rarely made by those who think only within the current box, within the current standard model. The current standard model routinely changes over time, often dramatically, as we discover new things. And those new things are normally outside the current standard model box; that's why they're new. Witness relatively, quantum mechanics, etc.

[yevelse]

Donald Hoffman
Cognitive Scientis

seems legit

[stndsure]

Computational models can be descriptive but do not explain consciousness or solve the hard problem - if this is positing a pure idealism that is also incorrect. But it does help to counter the radical materialism that is so prevalent in the field and modern life.

[brnbx]

0:21 “Cognitive ScienTIST” (check spelling)

[stiosam]

Like electromagnetism, Consciousness is a cosmic force which we haven't yet understood. Like electricity needs conductors, consciousness needs neurotransmitters inwhich some particular molecules can expand its conduction such as N, N-Dimethyltryptamine

[darkliasons]

I'm an avid student in the continuing education on consciousness and its relationships to our universe.  This video is burdened with a lot of quantum physics vocabulary and left me completely in the dark.  I wish it could have been conveyed more to a laymen's perception.

[gordonconlogue]

The simplest answer is usually the right answer

[patrickl]

So I guess I'm not so smart, after all.

[stevehead]

How can you define consciousness with conscious agents? Sounds like an infinite recursion.

[jamesbrownsmiles]

Do you really think this video needs 15 seconds of intro music? Why do you waste everyone's time?

[marsh]

like this comment if you think this guy should be nicknamed wwe's Vince McMahon

[myopenmind]

Where’s the math? Sounds like quantum woo woo to me.

Has he published he theories anywhere?