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Exploring Consciousness with George Mashour

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Exploring different theories of consciousness and the possibility of computers achieving consciousness

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This chapter explores the different categories of consciousness theories, including perceptual and cognitive theories, and debates whether consciousness requires cognitive functions or if it is purely perceptive. It also discusses the possibility of computers achieving consciousness and how we could determine if they did.

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