Consciousness more than the Brain

Описание: Is Consciousness Just the Brain – or Something Beyond?
In this Opposing View debate, Dr.Shaw argues that consciousness is entirely produced by the brain, while Dr.Iliya contends that neural activity is necessary but not sufficient—there’s a missing piece our current science can’t yet capture. Expect sharp rebuttals, clean metaphors, and concrete examples from anesthesia, split-brain research, AI, and classic thought experiments.

What you’ll learn

How anesthesia, lesions, and brain stimulation map onto changes in experience

Why correlation and control may still leave the “what-it’s-like” (qualia) unexplained

The binding problem, unity of the self, and the elusive “now” of experience

Whether a functionally identical silicon system would truly be conscious

How future psycho-physical bridge laws could extend—not violate—physics

Chapters
00:00 Cold Open – The Motion
01:08 Host Setup & Stakes
03:02 Dr.Shaw Opening: “Consciousness is what the brain does.”
06:05 Dr.Iliya Opening: “Neural activity is necessary, not sufficient.”
10:22 Evidence Round: Anesthesia, lesions, predictive processing
15:47 Cross-Examination: Mary’s Room, binding, testability
22:10 Lightning Thought Experiments: Zombies, Global Workspace, Ice Cube & Ocean
26:58 Rebuttals: Mechanism vs. Missing Principles
31:40 Closings & Takeaways
33:20 Audience Prompt & Poll

Key ideas mentioned

Global Workspace Theory, Predictive Processing, Integrated Information Theory

Mary’s Room, The Chinese Room, Philosophical Zombies

Split-brain cases, reportability, recurrent loops, fronto-parietal connectivity

Unity of perception, first-person perspective, meaning and intentionality

Who this episode is for
Curious minds who want a serious, accessible tour through philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and AI—without fluff. Perfect for students, researchers, engineers, meditators, and skeptics alike.

Join the debate
Where do you land after watching? Comment with:

The example that moved you most (anesthesia lever vs. Mary’s red), and

What specific evidence would change your mind.

Disclaimer
Experts in this show are fictional characters for structured debate. Ideas are presented for critical discussion, not medical or scientific advice.

Suggested reading & references (starter list)

D. Dennett — Consciousness Explained

A. Clark — Surfing Uncertainty (predictive processing)

S. Dehaene — Consciousness and the Brain (global workspace)

D. Chalmers — The Conscious Mind (the “hard problem”)

E. Nagel — “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?”

G. Tononi — Papers on Integrated Information Theory

Search tags / keywords
consciousness, philosophy of mind, neuroscience, qualia, global workspace, predictive processing, integrated information theory, split brain, free will, AI consciousness, mind vs brain, hard problem

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