Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist
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"Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist" is a book by neuroscientist Christof Koch that blends personal memoir with a scientific exploration of the neural basis of conscious experience.
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| Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist Context triple: [Christof Koch, notableWork, Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist]
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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: An Introduction
Consciousness: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Susan Blackmore that surveys scientific, philosophical, and psychological approaches to understanding conscious experience.
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A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness
A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness is a popular science book by neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran that explores the neurological basis of perception, self-awareness, and unusual brain disorders to illuminate how the mind works.
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D.
Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain
Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain is a foundational book that integrates neuroscience and philosophy to explore how brain science can inform and reshape our understanding of the mind.
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E.
Consciousness Explained
Consciousness Explained is a 1991 book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that presents a influential cognitive and philosophical theory of consciousness grounded in neuroscience and computational models.
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- 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: Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist Target entity description: "Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist" is a book by neuroscientist Christof Koch that blends personal memoir with a scientific exploration of the neural basis of 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: An Introduction
Consciousness: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Susan Blackmore that surveys scientific, philosophical, and psychological approaches to understanding conscious experience.
-
C.
A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness
A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness is a popular science book by neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran that explores the neurological basis of perception, self-awareness, and unusual brain disorders to illuminate how the mind works.
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D.
Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain
Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain is a foundational book that integrates neuroscience and philosophy to explore how brain science can inform and reshape our understanding of the mind.
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E.
Consciousness Explained
Consciousness Explained is a 1991 book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that presents a influential cognitive and philosophical theory of consciousness grounded in neuroscience and computational models.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Christof Koch ⓘ |
| authorAffiliationMentioned |
Allen Institute for Brain Science
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California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | neuroscientist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discusses |
anesthesia and consciousness
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bistable perception ⓘ dreaming and sleep ⓘ free will ⓘ history of consciousness research ⓘ personal and professional life of Christof Koch ⓘ split-brain research ⓘ visual perception ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
integrated information theory
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limits of reductionism ⓘ neural basis of conscious experience ⓘ relationship between brain and mind ⓘ subjective experience ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
personal narrative
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scientific exposition ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
naturalistic
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reductionist ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
intersection of science and personal belief
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scientific study of subjective experience ⓘ search for a scientific theory of consciousness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consciousness
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neural correlates of consciousness ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ personal memoir ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | MIT Press ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Feeling of Life Itself
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The Quest for Consciousness ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in science
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readers interested in philosophy of mind ⓘ students of neuroscience ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed
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relatedWorkOfAuthor
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Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist
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