Are there certain features of physical reality that are necessary for consciousness?
Victor Vahidi Motti
_______________________________________________Hello Friends and Colleagues,
As a friendly reminder, you are invited to the next The Future Evolution of Consciousness webinar scheduled for this Saturday, March 7th at 10 am Arizona time (12 pm EST). See the announcement and registration link below.
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The Future Evolution of Consciousness
Webinar Twelve: The Cosmology, Ecology, and Biology of Consciousness
Continuing my discussion of an ecological-evolutionary theory of consciousness, in this webinar I focus on the physical conditions of consciousness, highlighting cosmic, ecological, and biological factors of central importance in understanding consciousness. Are there certain features of physical reality that are necessary for consciousness? How are such physical factors essential for the realization of consciousness?
Some key topics and questions addressed in this webinar include:
- What is the relationship between the phenomenology of consciousness and the physical conditions of consciousness?
- What is the connection between the cosmic evolution of physical complexity and the emergence of consciousness?
- How does the dynamic open systems organization of the universe provide certain basic physical conditions for the emergence of consciousness and subjectivity?
- How does the physical universe energetically manifest its existence and make-up to itself?
- How does the dynamic structure of physical energy in the universe contribute to consciousness?
- How does earthly ecology impact the nature of consciousness?
- What is the relationship between consciousness and life?
- How are an animate biological body, a nervous system, and a brain structurally and functionally organized? What is the connection between this biological organization and consciousness?
- Is consciousness a manifestation of the physical brain, or a manifestation of the ecological structure and dynamics of animate life?
- What are the pros and cons regarding the possible emergence of consciousness in advanced AI systems? What insights does science fiction provide regarding the physical conditions of consciousness?
You can register for the new webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ko0YUEVKRsK3SC3fr28SWQ#/registration
If you missed the earlier webinars in the extended series on The Future Evolution of Consciousness, all the video recordings (Webinars One through Eleven) are available for viewing on the Center for Future Consciousness YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIvBA8u8-18SoW-MzHhUjSwiWWi9EzN-3 .
* Challenging Bonus Experience: Prior to attending the webinar, I suggest viewing the YouTube video reading of Hal Clement’s “Proof”—a short mind-expanding story on stellar consciousness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5dJalKoEGE .
Tom Lombardo
Director, Center for Future Consciousness
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