The challenge of consciousness with special reference to the exclusive disjunction

dc.contributor.authorAntonites, Alex J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-17T09:49:37Z
dc.date.available2015-11-17T09:49:37Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-13
dc.description.abstractThe theory of evolution makes sense of the emergence of consciousness. Reduction is not wrong as such, but must not be totalised. The fact that we are star stuff does not preclude the novelty of consciousness. Materialism is naturalism, but naturalism need not be materialism. Neural pathways are relevant but are not the total picture. The central thesis is about David Chalmers’s philosophy being based on an exclusive disjunction. An inclusive disjunction is, when explained, more appropriate. Functionalism is appropriate. Thomas Nagel’s philosophy on first person ontology can still be maintained. Quantum and complexity theories’ hypothesis on consciousness is more compatible with freedom of decision than classical theories.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.za/en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAntonites, A., 2015, ‘The challenge of consciousness with special reference to the exclusive disjunction’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(3), Art. #3041, 11 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v71i3.3041en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v71i3.3041
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/50492
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectEvolutionen_ZA
dc.subjectConsciousnessen_ZA
dc.subjectFreedomen_ZA
dc.subjectExclusive disjunctionen_ZA
dc.titleThe challenge of consciousness with special reference to the exclusive disjunctionen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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