Philosophy Bites

Chris Frith on The Point of Consciousness

<p>Why do we have consciousness at all? Neuroscientist <a href="http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/Frith/">Chris Frith</a> discusses this question with <a href="http://www.nigelwarburton.com">Nigel Warburton</a> in this episode of Mind Bites which is part of a series made in association with Philosophy Bites for <a href="http://www.nicholasshea.co.uk/">Nick Shea</a>'s AHRC-funded <a href="http://www.nicholasshea.co.uk/">Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person</a> project. </p>

David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford University Press. We are currently self-funding - donations very welcome via our website http://www.philosophybites.com