Introducing consciousness

Introduction

Consciousness is at once the most important and most baffling aspect of the mind. It is the very heart of our existence yet it is extraordinarily difficult to describe and explain. This unit introduces consciousness, and the ‘hard problem’ it presents for a science of the mind.

This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University course Thought and experience: themes in the philosophy of mind (AA308). [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]