title: The problem of consciousness.
abstract: This paper attempts to begin to answer four questions. (1) What is consciousness? (2) What is the relation of consciousness to the brain? (3) What are some of the features that an empirical theory of consciousness should try to explain? (4) What are some common mistakes to avoid?
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Searle
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology*; D005863:Gestalt Theory; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology