Then I am myself the world : what consciousness is and how to expand it /
Christof Koch explores the only thing we directly experience, consciousness. At the book's heart is integrated-information theory, the idea that the essence of consciousness is the ability to exert causal power over itself, to be an agent of change. Koch investigates the physical origins of con...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books, Hachette Book Group,
[2024].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Christof Koch explores the only thing we directly experience, consciousness. At the book's heart is integrated-information theory, the idea that the essence of consciousness is the ability to exert causal power over itself, to be an agent of change. Koch investigates the physical origins of consciousness in the brain and how this knowledge can be used to measure consciousness in natural and artificial systems. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781541602809 1541602803 |