In his book "From Sensing to Sentience," Todd Feinberg introduces the concept of neurobiological emergentism, which posits that sentience arose through evolutionary processes from basic sensing mechanisms in early organisms to complex neural systems. This framework addresses the subjective aspects of consciousness, emphasizing that the qualitative experiences of organisms are inherently personal and cannot be fully explained through objective observation alone. Feinberg aims to bridge the gap between physical processes and subjective experiences by tracing the evolutionary path leading to sentience.
The trajectory of consciousness originates from basic sensing mechanisms in life forms, evolving through complex neural configurations to achieve the qualitative aspects of sentience.
Feinberg's theory argues for a naturalistic interpretation of consciousness, presenting a continuum from mechanistic perception to subjective experience as the brain develops.
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