EP87 Joscha Bach on Theories of Consciousness
The Jim Rutt Show
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Exploring Theories of Consciousness and the Controversies Surrounding Integrated Information Theory
This chapter delves into different theories of consciousness, including the problem of combinatoric explosion of options in high-dimensional problems. It focuses on Tynoni's Integrated Information Theory (IIT), discussing controversies such as the computation of FIE and the interpretation of Integrated Information. The chapter also examines the epistemic status of IIT, its relation to panpsychism and functionalism, and the potential political motivations behind its popularity in the physics community.
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