Copyright

David Gamez

Published On

2018-03-07

Page Range

pp. 113-124

Print Length

11 pages

9. Predictions and Deductions about Consciousness

Chapter of: Human and Machine Consciousness(pp. 113–124)
Chapter 9 explains how theories of consciousness can be experimentally tested. This can only be done on systems that we assume are conscious, such as normally functioning adult human brains. We can also use theories of consciousness to make deductions about the consciousness of brain damaged people, animals and robots. These deductions cannot be verified because we cannot measure the consciousness of these systems.

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