There is no reason consciousness is restricted to only one of these three. For that matter, self-reference in the Turing machine sense involves information. Function is just another way of thinking of an algorithm.
LC On Friday, June 18, 2021 at 1:46:39 PM UTC-5 Jason wrote: > In your opinion who has offered the best theory of consciousness to date, > or who do you agree with most? Would you say you agree with them > wholeheartedly or do you find points if disagreement? > > I am seeing several related thoughts commonly expressed, but not sure > which one or which combination is right. For example: > > Hofstadter/Marchal: self-reference is key > Tononi/Tegmark: information is key > Dennett/Chalmers: function is key > > To me all seem potentially valid, and perhaps all three are needed in some > combination. I'm curious to hear what other viewpoints exist or if there > are other candidates for the "secret sauce" behind consciousness I might > have missed. > > Jason > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/94f8e4a8-9941-4743-b057-58aac05d66c9n%40googlegroups.com.
