Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness
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"Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness" is a philosophical essay by Thomas Nagel that examines what split-brain cases reveal about personal identity and the nature of unified conscious experience.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness Context triple: [Mortal Questions, hasEssay, Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness]
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The Question of Consciousness
"The Question of Consciousness" is a chapter in the Dalai Lama’s book *The Universe in a Single Atom* that explores the nature of consciousness through dialogue between Buddhist philosophy and modern science.
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Consciousness Reconsidered
Consciousness Reconsidered is a philosophical and cognitive science book by Owen Flanagan that critically examines theories of consciousness and argues for a naturalistic, scientifically grounded account of the mind.
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The Character of Consciousness
The Character of Consciousness is a major philosophical work by David Chalmers that systematically explores the nature of conscious experience and the "hard problem" of consciousness.
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D.
Consciousness and the Brain
Consciousness and the Brain is a popular neuroscience book by Stanislas Dehaene that explores how modern brain research explains the mechanisms and neural basis of conscious experience.
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The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach is a seminal book by neuroscientist Christof Koch that explores the neural basis of conscious experience and proposes testable theories linking brain activity to awareness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness Target entity description: "Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness" is a philosophical essay by Thomas Nagel that examines what split-brain cases reveal about personal identity and the nature of unified conscious experience.
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A.
The Question of Consciousness
"The Question of Consciousness" is a chapter in the Dalai Lama’s book *The Universe in a Single Atom* that explores the nature of consciousness through dialogue between Buddhist philosophy and modern science.
-
B.
Consciousness Reconsidered
Consciousness Reconsidered is a philosophical and cognitive science book by Owen Flanagan that critically examines theories of consciousness and argues for a naturalistic, scientifically grounded account of the mind.
-
C.
The Character of Consciousness
The Character of Consciousness is a major philosophical work by David Chalmers that systematically explores the nature of conscious experience and the "hard problem" of consciousness.
-
D.
Consciousness and the Brain
Consciousness and the Brain is a popular neuroscience book by Stanislas Dehaene that explores how modern brain research explains the mechanisms and neural basis of conscious experience.
-
E.
The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach is a seminal book by neuroscientist Christof Koch that explores the neural basis of conscious experience and proposes testable theories linking brain activity to awareness.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book "Mortal Questions"
subject linked to:
"Mortal Questions"