The thinking ape: The enigma of human consciousness **

Steve Paulson, David Chalmers, Daniel Kahneman, Laurie Santos, Nicholas Schiff

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    Abstract

    What is the origin and nature of consciousness? If consciousness is common to humans and animals alike, what are the defining traits of human consciousness? Moderated by Steve Paulson, executive producer and host of To the Best of Our Knowledge, Nobel laureate psychologist Daniel Kahneman, philosopher David Chalmers, expert in primate cognition Laurie Santos, and physician-scientist Nicholas Schiff discuss what it means to be conscious and examine the human capacities displayed in cognitive, aesthetic, and ethical behaviors, with a focus on the place and function of the mind within nature. The following is an edited transcript of the discussion that occurred October 10, 2012, 7:00-8:15 PM, at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City. © 2013 New York Academy of Sciences.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4-24
    JournalAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
    Volume1303
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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