The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed

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"The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed" is a book by neuroscientist Christof Koch that explores the nature of consciousness, arguing that it is a fundamental property of biological organisms and cannot be fully replicated by digital computers.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
arguesAgainst strong AI equivalence between computation and consciousness ⓘ
author Christof Koch ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes purely computational theories of mind ⓘ
exploresConcept neural correlates of consciousness ⓘ
physical basis of experience ⓘ
qualia ⓘ
subjective experience ⓘ
field cognitive science ⓘ
neuroscience of consciousness ⓘ
genre non-fiction ⓘ
popular science ⓘ
science book ⓘ
hasAuthorProfession neuroscientist ⓘ
hasPerspective naturalistic account of consciousness ⓘ
hasSubtitle Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed ⓘ
hasTitle The Feeling of Life Itself ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Integrated Information Theory ⓘ
consciousness ⓘ
neuroscience ⓘ
philosophy of mind ⓘ
mediaType ebook ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ
print ⓘ
proposesView consciousness is a fundamental property of certain physical systems ⓘ
consciousness is widespread in biological organisms ⓘ
digital computers cannot fully replicate consciousness ⓘ
publicationYear 2019 ⓘ
publisher MIT Press ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist ⓘ
supportsTheory Integrated Information Theory of consciousness ⓘ
targetAudience general educated readers ⓘ
students of neuroscience ⓘ
students of philosophy of mind ⓘ

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Christof Koch → notableWork → The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed ⓘ
The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed → hasSubtitle → Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed ⓘ
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