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Introducing consciousness

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What is consciousness? How does the brain generate consciousness and how can a science of the mind describe and explain it adequately? This free course, Introducing consciousness, will introduce you to the slippery phenomenon that is consciousness, as well as some of the difficulties consciousness presents to science and philosophy.

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After studying this course, you should be able to:

discuss basic philosophical questions concerning the nature of consciousness
understand problems concerning the nature of consciousness and discuss them in a philosophical way.

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First Published: 09/08/2012

Updated: 18/01/2016

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mark Reynolds 7 March 2025 9:31PM

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After a medical career I am enjoying stretching my mind using a different way of thinking. This course certainly did this in its quite precise use of ,for me, complex language which on my initial impression a bit semantic. Doing the course and thinking about it on the way through made me understand the necessity for such careful definitions and use of words. Illuminating!

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Deborah Rosa 14 November 2023 3:46AM

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I'd like to congratulate Dr Keith Frankish, he has very tactfully organised this course to enable us all to learn such complex terms. This is a quality piece of educational content.

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