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Name: The Mysterious Flame
Author: Colin McGinn

Colin McGinn examines the controversial question of what consciousness is—whether it originates solely from neurons firing in the brain or constitutes a fundamental reality akin to space, time, and matter. He contends that the human intellect may be incapable of fully grasping consciousness, suggesting that acknowledging this limitation opens a new field of inquiry. From this perspective, consciousness becomes a crucial starting point for probing the internal structure of human intelligence, evaluating our cognitive strengths and weaknesses, and investigating the potential for machine minds.

First publish date: 1999

Genre: Science/Biology

Authors: Colin McGinn

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