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Panpsychism: Is Everything Conscious? - Dr Philip Goff, PhD

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The Importance of Consciousness in Experimental Science

In the unique case of consciousness, though, the thing we are trying to explain is not publicly observable. And by definition, it means it's not an essentially scientific question. What we ultimately want from a theory of consciousness is an explanation of why certain kinds of brain activity go along with certain kinds of conscious experience. We can try and work out in general what kinds of physical activity are necessary and sufficient for conscious experience.

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