In which I argue that consciousness is a fundamental property of complex things…: A BIT of Consciousness

by Christof Koch

Genres: Philosophy

36 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2014

About the author

is an American neuroscientist best known for his work on the neural bases of consciousness. He is the President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle. From 1986 until 2013, he was a professor at the California Institute of Technology.

Reviews

[Ying-Qiu · Rating 4 out of 5]

"consciousness emerges from complexity"...

[Seamusin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, clear, to the point, and definitely a bit controversial! I like that he clearly, unapologetically gives his opinion that consciousness arises from information, but nicely summarises the shortcomings and problems of the position. I'm not convinced (with my paltry knowledge), but this was a nice little quite readable intro.