Carlos Montemayor Ph.D.

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Carlos Montemayor, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University.

Books by Carlos Montemayor Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Convergent Attention, Divergent Consciousness

Cognition and intelligence create a common background. This is in tension with the radically private nature of consciousness.

Digital Escapism and the Miracle of Cave Art

We should use our technology to enhance our capacities for trust. We are not doing this well, and we run the risk of misusing technology by generating mistrust.

Curiosity and Perspective in Today's Busy World

Perspective-taking can be as multicolored as object-based attention.

Hypostatic Attention

Attention patterns or protocols may be limited, yet attention is limitless with respect to the objects it can be directed to.

Exploring Post-Human Consciousness and Attention

We have always hoped to transcend our limitations as a species. But what does this mean for the future of our attentive and conscious capacities?

We have always hoped to transcend our limitations as a species. But what does this mean for the future of our attentive and conscious capacities?

Artificiality and Familiarity in Consciousness

Artificial intelligence can be uncanny and creepy. Familiarity, based on conscious awareness, is relevant for understanding why.

Artificial intelligence can be uncanny and creepy. Familiarity, based on conscious awareness, is relevant for understanding why.

Homeostatic Consciousness: A New Approach to an Old Problem?

Can we explain consciousness through the metabolic and biological process of emotional homeostasis?

Can we explain consciousness through the metabolic and biological process of emotional homeostasis?

A Phenomenal Duplicate Talks to Her Zombie Twin

We pay attention to dialogues in conversation with others and ourselves. Here we present a dialogue that is difficult to classify between characters from previous posts.

We pay attention to dialogues in conversation with others and ourselves. Here we present a dialogue that is difficult to classify between characters from previous posts.

Informavore Doppelgangers: Your Phenomenal Duplicate

As new characters from the consciousness world emerge, questions about identity get more complicated.

As new characters from the consciousness world emerge, questions about identity get more complicated.

The Informavore Doppelgangers I: Zombie-You

If you encountered your philosophical zombie, what would you like to tell them?

If you encountered your philosophical zombie, what would you like to tell them?