Nikolic, Hrvoje (2016) On the hard problem of consciousness: Why is physics not enough? [Preprint]

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Abstract

I present 3 arguments that the laws of physics, by themselves, cannot explain the origin of
phenomenal consciousness. First, physics investigates the objective, while consciousness is
subjective. Second, the laws of physics are syntactical, while consciousness is semantic. Third,
the concept of consciousness cannot even be defined in terms of physics.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Nikolic, Hrvoje hnikolic@irb.hr
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Mathematics Specific Sciences > Physics
Depositing User:	Dr Hrvoje Nikolic
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2016 21:48
Last Modified:	05 Aug 2016 21:48
Item ID:	12325
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Mathematics Specific Sciences > Physics
Date:	2016
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12325

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