John Hawthorne - What's the Essence of Consciousness?

Consciousness is what mental activity feels like, the private inner experience of sensation, thought and emotion. Watching a dramatic movie. Imagining your family’s future. Attending the funeral of a loved one. Consciousness is like nothing else. But what is consciousness, the essence of consciousness, at its most fundamental level? Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on the mystery of consciousness: https://bit.ly/3GJlv3Q Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje John Hawthorne is the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the Magdalen College of Oxford University. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.