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THE NATURAL PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS - PIETRO S...

The Natural Problem of Consciousness is the problem of understanding why there are presently
conscious beings at all. Given a non-reductive naturalist framework taking consciousness as an
ontologically subjective biological phenomenon  how can we rationally explain the fact that the
actual world has turned out to be one where there are presently living beings that can feel 
rather than having developed as a zombie-world in which there would be no conscious experiences
of any kind? This book introduces the Natural Problem by relating it to central problems in the
philosophy of mind (metaphysical mind-body problem  Hard Problem of consciousness) and
emphasizing the distinctive interest of its diachronic dimension. Ranging from philosophy to
biology and neuroscience  it offers a thorough analysis aimed at better understanding what
could explain why phenomenal consciousness has been preserved throughout evolution by natural
selection. This is an original  engaging  andthought provoking philosophical study of a
neglected but fundamental question regarding the nature and origin of consciousness.

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