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Consciousness and the Universe : Quantum Physics, Evolution, Brain et Mind by Roger Penrose; Stuart Hameroff; Ellen Langer; R. Gabriel Joseph; Chris J. S. Clarke; L. Dossey; Ernest Lawrence Rossi; Gian Carlo Ghirardi; Peter Sturrock; Edgarl D. Mitchel; Chris King; Walter J. Freeman; Don Page; Henry P. Stapp; Fred Kuttner; Michael B. Mensky; Ian Tattersall; William James; Bruce Rosenblum; Martin Lockley is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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Three general possibilities regarding the origin and place of consciousness in the universe have been commonly expressed.(A) Consciousness is not an independent quality but arose as a natural evolutionary consequence of the biological adaptation of brains and nervous systems. The most popular scientific view is that consciousness emerged as a property of complex biological computation during the course of evolution. Opinions vary as to when, where and how consciousness appeared, e.g. only recently in humans, or earlier in lower organisms. Consciousness as evolutionary adaptation is commonly assumed to be epiphenomenal (i.e. a secondary effect without independent influence), though it is frequently argued to confer beneficial advantages to conscious species.(B) Consciousness is a quality that has always been in the universe. Spiritual and religious approaches assume consciousness has been in the universe all along, e.g. as the ‘ground of being’, ‘creator’ or component of an omnipresent ‘God’. Panpsychists attribute consciousness to all matter. Idealists contend consciousness is all that exists, the material world an illusion.(C) Precursors of consciousness have always been in the un

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Author

Roger Penrose; Stuart Hameroff; Ellen Langer; R. Gabriel Joseph; Chris J. S. Clarke; L. Dossey; Ernest Lawrence Rossi; Gian Carlo Ghirardi; Peter Sturrock; Edgarl D. Mitchel; Chris King; Walter J. Freeman; Don Page; Henry P. Stapp; Fred Kuttner; Michael B. Mensky; Ian Tattersall; William James; Bruce Rosenblum; Martin Lockley

Publisher

Science Publishers<nobr class="greyText">(first published August 29th 2011)</nobr>

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781938024306

Category

science

Subjects

Physics, Science, Quantum Physics

Rating

4.5 / 5 (91 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14