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№ Y1IO
Professor of Psychology and Philosophy (posthumous) · Harvard University
Pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who developed the concept of the stream of consciousness and radical empiricism. Often considered the father of American psychology, his work on consciousness, mystical experience, and pragmatism remains foundational.
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness (HOT)
Rosenthal and Lau's framework proposing consciousness requires higher-order mental representations about our own mental states.
Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR)
Penrose and Hameroff's quantum theory proposing consciousness arises from gravitational self-collapse in neuronal microtubules.
Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC)
The search for the minimal neuronal mechanisms jointly sufficient for any one specific conscious percept.
Idealism in Philosophy of Mind
Bernardo Kastrup's analytical idealism and the philosophical tradition arguing consciousness is fundamental, not matter.
