Causal Emergence is non-reductive. – John Vervaeke at the 2025 UTOK Conference
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Extended Naturalism and the Five Problems of Consciousness | 2025 UTOK Conference on Consciousness
Session from the UTOK Conference 2025 Speakers: Gregg Henriques and John Vervaeke Date: April 25, 2025 — In this session, Gregg Henriques and John Vervaeke present the core ideas of Extended Naturalism, a new framework that reframes the “hard problem” of consciousness. Henriques explains how consciousness research has conflated two distinct problem spaces: the neurocognitive
UTOKcon25 | Opening Address /w Gregg Henriques
Speaker: Dr Gregg Henriques (James Madison University; creator of the Unified Theory of Knowledge) Dr Henriques kicks off the UTOK Conference on Consciousness 2025 by laying out the vision behind Extended Naturalism and framing the two‑day gathering around five persistent “hard problems” in consciousness studies. In this concise keynote you will hear: Why consciousness is the most in‑need—and most elusive—concept in
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UTOKcon24 | Bildung and Enlightenment 2.0 at the Time of the Fifth Joint Point
In this symposium, experts explore the challenges and opportunities presented by AI and the digital global plane, emphasizing the need for collective mindfulness across all levels of the Tree of Knowledge system. Brendan Norgaard, Lena Rachel Anderson, and Robert Bunge offer diverse perspectives on navigating cultural and technological transitions, discussing Enlightenment 2.0’s role in fostering
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