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Chris Frith on The Point of Consciousness

Feb 3, 2017
16:10
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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Is Consciousness Purely an Epi Phenomenon?
01:33 • 2min
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What Possible Role Could Consciousness Play?
03:44 • 3min
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Do Two Heads Are Better Than One?
06:39 • 3min
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What's the Connection Between Consciousness and Agency?
09:10 • 3min
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Is Consciousness a Component of Social Cohesion?
12:11 • 2min
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What Is the Point of Consciousness?
14:00 • 2min
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Why do we have consciousness at all? Neuroscientist Chris Frith discusses this question with Nigel Warburton in this episode of Mind Bites which is part of a series made in association with Philosophy Bites for Nick Shea's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project. 

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