Consciousness Hub

Pouya Mohebpour  Abstract This paper argues that human life operates within a predetermined Matrix where free will is illusory. The Human Matrix theory propose that consciousness, as a non-physical phenomenon, interacts with the human nervous system through cerebrospinal fluid, with varying levels of access determining different states of awareness. This theory explains how universal consciousness…

Patrick Butlin,[1] Derek Shiller1 and Jonathan A. Simon[2]   Consciousness in Current AI In recent years, the question of whether artificial systems might be conscious has moved from the margins of philosophy and science fiction into the spotlight of scientific enquiry and public debate. Philosophers have long entertained the possibility of machine minds in the abstract.…

Journal of Consciousness Studies: controversies in science & the humanities Consciousness in Current AI Special Issue guest edited by Patrick Butlin, Derek Shiller, and Jonathan Simon 3 About Authors 9 Introduction: Consciousness in Current AI, by Patrick Butlin, Derek Shiller & Jonathan A. Simon 14 Inferring Affective Consciousness in an Artificial Agent: A Case Study,…

Journal of Consciousness Studies: controversies in science & the humanities 3 About Authors Refereed Papers 7 Religious Panpsychism: The Ecological Stakes of Sacralizing the Earth, by Arianne Conty 31 What Is It Like to Be a Bot?, by Michael Huemer 49 Integrated Information Theory and the Quality of Consciousness, by Chang Liu 78 Vedantic Idealism,…

Simon Høffding[1] and Suraiya Luecke[2],[3] Editorial Introduction In this special issue of Journal of Consciousness Studies, you will find ten articles dedicated to a multidisciplinary investigation of how playing or listening to music interacts with our consciousness, and of the pervasive effects of music on mental health. How is it that musical engagement can alter,…

Journal of Consciousness Studies controversies in science & the humanities Multidisciplinary Developments in Mind, Music, and Mental Health Sprecial Issue guest edited by Simon Høffding and Suraiya Luecke 4 About Authors 10 Editorial Introduction: Multidisciplinary Developments in Mind, Music, and Mental Health, by Simon Høffding & Suraiya Luecke 16 The Pacini System and HALF-MIS Treatment: Subsonic…

Journal of Consciousness Studies: controversies in science & the humanities Superpsychism Special Issue guest edited by Uziel Awret 4 About Authors 9 Editorial Introduction: Superpsychism, by Uziel Awret 13 Superpsychism, by Susan Schneider & Mark Bailey 40 Theories on the Landscape: An Orthogonal Approach, by Robert Lawrence Kuhn 57 There is no mystery of consciousness,…

Uziel Awret[1]   Superpsychism One of the main reasons that consciousness seems incompatible with physics is our inability to place it in space-time. On the other hand, if there is a putative ‘physics of consciousness’ it should probably depend less on space-time and more on the realization of information. The good news is that recent…

Katia S. Franco[1]   Introduction   Spener’s Introspection is a special book. It is not only important, it is a revelation and a relief to read. This book brings to our attention a century-old answer to a very important but underappreciated question at the heart of both scientific and philosophical methodology, as well as our…

Journal of Consciousness Studies: controversies in science & the humanities 4 About Authors Refereed Papers 8 Habit, Rule-Following, and Value Sensitivity, Elisa Magrì 36 Lay Perspectives on the Physical and Non-physical Nature of Consciousness, Rachel Metzgar, Tania Lombrozo & Michael S.A. Graziano 72 Experiential Event Dualism, William S. Robinson 96 Do Large Language Models Hallucinate…