Seeing Red by Nicholas Humphrey
A Study in Consciousness
Using the vivid experience of redness as a guide, this work proposes that consciousness is an evolved performance the brain stages for itself, transforming neural activity into seemingly ineffable qualia. It explores how recurrent neural loops ‘thicken’ the present to give sensations a compelling sense of presence and intrinsic value, why this has adaptive benefits for agency and social life, and what these insights mean for the hard problem, free will, and the nature of the self.
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- Published
- 2006
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 208-224
- Original Language
- English
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