№ BLX4
Susan Schneider
Distinguished Scholar · Florida Atlantic University / Library of Congress (former)
Research Areas
About
Philosopher and AI researcher studying machine consciousness, the hard problem, and the nature of the self. Former NASA Chair in astrobiology.
Publications
- Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind
- The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness (co-editor)
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.
