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Francisco Varela
Research Director (posthumous) · CNRS / École Polytechnique
Research Areas
About
Chilean biologist, philosopher, and neuroscientist who co-developed the concept of autopoiesis and founded neurophenomenology, a research program integrating first-person contemplative experience with neuroscience. Passed away in 2001.
Publications
- The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience
- The Tree of Knowledge
- Neurophenomenology: A Methodological Remedy for the Hard Problem
- Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living
Related Guides
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness (HOT)
Rosenthal and Lau's framework proposing consciousness requires higher-order mental representations about our own mental states.
Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR)
Penrose and Hameroff's quantum theory proposing consciousness arises from gravitational self-collapse in neuronal microtubules.
Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC)
The search for the minimal neuronal mechanisms jointly sufficient for any one specific conscious percept.
Idealism in Philosophy of Mind
Bernardo Kastrup's analytical idealism and the philosophical tradition arguing consciousness is fundamental, not matter.
