Where Does Consciousness Come From?
What is consciousness? Is it real or just an illusion? Does it emerge from matter or is it more fundamental? What physical or mental mechanisms involve in producing it? In this interactive session, the speaker will discuss these and related questions in the light of latest theories and research in the field of Physics, Neurobiology, Quantum Computation, and Cognitive Sciences.
About the Speaker:
Rashid Saleem is an Associate Professor in English Language and Literature at a Federal College in F-10/4, Islamabad. His interests range from Philosophy, Literature, Education to Linguistics, Psychology, Neurology, Physics, Electronics, Maths and Computer Science.