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№ EZ8X
Professor Emerita of Philosophy · University of California, San Diego
Neurophilosopher who pioneered the intersection of philosophy and neuroscience, arguing that traditional folk-psychological concepts of mind may be replaced by neuroscientific understanding. A leading figure in eliminative materialism.
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.
