What is Consciousness?

This course will explore contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind and neuroscience about the nature of consciousness. Can consciousness only occur in a biological brain or is it merely a complex form of information processing that could theoretically occur in a computer system? If a conscious form of artificial intelligence could be developed, then would it not also be possible to upload a person’s consciousness onto a computer, thus enabling that person to survive death (as in the Johnny Depp film Transcendence)?

Simon Skempton PhD

• Term: Autumn
• Day: Saturday
• Start Date: 17 November 2018
• Time: 10am-4.30pm
• No. of weeks: 1
• Course fee: £38.00

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