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Daniel C. Dennett Memorial Talk

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11:00 AM, jueves 6 jun 2024 EDT (1 hour 30 minutos)
Nicholas Humphrey will explore the concept of sentience as a crucial evolutionary development, discussing its role in human consciousness and social interactions. Sentience represents not just a biological but a complex psychological invention, crucial for personal identity and social fabric. He will also address Daniel Dennett’s Question “Will AI Achieve Consciousness? Wrong Question.”

 

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Humphrey, N., & Dennett, D. C. (1998). Speaking for our selves. Brainchildren: Essays on designing minds, ed. DC Dennett, 31-58. Analysis, 58(1), 7-19.

Humphrey, N. (2022). Sentience: The invention of consciousness. Oxford University Press.

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