Mind to Mind
Mind to Mind
Keith Frankish
Nicholas Humphrey
1 hour 52 minutes Posted Jan 15, 2022 at 2:51 pm.
Introduction to Nicholas Humphrey
Taking consciousness seriously
NH’s work with the monkey Helen and his discovery of blindsight
The discovery of blindsight in humans
Monkey aesthetics and colour preferences
The distinction between sensation and perception
The story of HD and the meaning of sensation
Sentition and the evolution of sensation
The evolution of NH’s thinking about consciousness
NH’s account of adaptive function of consciousness
Is phenomenal consciousness an illusion?
Phenomenal surrealism
The ipsundrum and the gregundrum
Artificial consciousness
Sentience in non-human animals, with discussion of octopuses
Reflexive consciousness and phenomenal consciousness
Suicide and depression
Materialism, religion, and spirituality
Evolutionary psychology
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An interview with neuropsychologist Nicholas Humphrey, focusing on the theory of consciousness presented in his books Seeing Red (2006), Soul Dust (2011), and Sentience (2022). We talked about blindsight, the difference between sensation and perception, the function of consciousness, whether phenomenal consciousness is an illusion, artificial consciousness, suicide, spirituality, and evolutionary psychology.
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