A Thermodynamic Approach to the Problem of Consciousness

A Thermodynamic Approach to the Problem of Consciousness Publisher Pubmed

Beshkar M¹

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1. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Medical Hypotheses Published:2018

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What is the nature of qualia? Why qualia are subjective? This article is an attempt to provide speculative answers to these questions based on what we know about thermodynamics. The proposed answer to the first question is that qualia are self-organized structures built by exported entropy. The proposed answer to the second question is that qualia are subjective because entropy-decreasing phenomena cannot be observed physically. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd

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MLA	Beshkar M. "A Thermodynamic Approach to the Problem of Consciousness." Medical Hypotheses, vol. 113, no. , 2018, pp. 15-16.
APA	Beshkar M (2018). A Thermodynamic Approach to the Problem of Consciousness. Medical Hypotheses, 113(), 15-16.
Chicago	Beshkar M. "A Thermodynamic Approach to the Problem of Consciousness." Medical Hypotheses 113, no. (2018): 15-16.
Harvard	Beshkar M (2018) 'A Thermodynamic Approach to the Problem of Consciousness', Medical Hypotheses, 113(), pp. 15-16.
Vancouver	Beshkar M. A Thermodynamic Approach to the Problem of Consciousness. Medical Hypotheses. 2018;113():15-16.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Beshkar M}, title = {A Thermodynamic Approach to the Problem of Consciousness}, journal = {Medical Hypotheses}, volume = {113}, number = {}, pages = {15-16}, year = {2018} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Beshkar M TI - A Thermodynamic Approach to the Problem of Consciousness JO - Medical Hypotheses VL - 113 IS - SP - 15 EP - 16 PY - 2018 ER -

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