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> At the most abstract interpretation I think consciousness can be defined as a closed system that contain both input and output, in which information is gather
by daveFNbuck 7y ago
> At the most abstract interpretation I think consciousness can be defined as a closed system that contain both input and output, in which information is gathered and alters some component of the system itself.
This is very similar to the definition I was given for "robot" in an embedded systems course.
- justwalt 7y agoI think this is the point that the poster is trying to make. They’re saying it’s difficult to declare something conscious or not using exact criteria. A popular definition (in my experience) is the existence of a central nervous system, but we don’t really know whether or not that’s responsible for consciousness. I wonder if we’ll ever know for sure.
- matt-attack 7y agoWell an unconscious body has a central nervous system but is clearly not conscious.