A Series on Consciousness

Consciousness: What it is and why it matters

This is part one in a series on consciousness I’ve desired for some time to begin writing about my view on philosophical topics in an approachable but serious manner. With the advent of a new year, I figured I would now begin publishing weekly posts in this vein, starting with a series of posts on…

Consciousness: Where it might not be

This is a part two in a series on consciousness Continuing from last week’s post, I shall explore avenues on how exactly one can doubt the consciousness of objects you encounter. Again, by consciousness I mean any type of experience something or someone might have; or what it is like to be something. From the…

Consciousness: Why people think it might not be everywhere

This is a part three in a series on consciousness Last week, I introduced the intuition that things “that are not (sufficiently) similar enough to us are not conscious.” This intuition matters because, without it, there is no way to ground a restrictive theory of consciousness. Put another way, without this intuition, you would find…

Consciousness: The relationship with the current physicalist worldview

This is part four in a series on consciousness Last week, I discussed how to justify any restrictive theory of consciousness (that is, any theory which says consciousness is not universal). I concluded that even if you try to ground your restrictive theory in your own phenomenology (or first hand experience), you still cannot do…