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Justified Beliefs, Brains in Vats, and the End of Inquiry - Kane B, Philosopher DSPod 186

The DemystifySci Podcast

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Understanding and Connecting Concepts of Consciousness Across Disciplines

The generalist's approach to understanding consciousness is to find common pieces across different branches and contribute to a broader understanding. However, defining consciousness is not straightforward due to the lack of consensus. A generalist tidies up by rearranging concepts in their mind and making connections between different areas. It is important to deeply understand the problems and motivations behind these concepts in order to say something useful. Despite the challenges, it's worthwhile to have people drawing connections between different areas of study in order to make progress.

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