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Article 7481 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
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Subject: Re: definition of consciousness
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Date: 1 Nov 92 23:51:39 GMT
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In article <tim.720580709@giaeb> tim@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Tim Roberts) writes:

>Consciousness is to the study of the brain what phlogiston is to the study of
>combustion.

Because consciousness is not a brain phenomenon. It's a property of a
mind-engaged-in-a-world. You'll no more find consciousness in a brain
than in an eyeball, although both have useful contributions to make.
-- 
Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085
Department of Artificial Intelligence,    Edinburgh University
5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK                DoD #205


