# Our shared condition -- consciousness

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxCERN
- Speaker: John Searle
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Economics, Psychology and the brain, Philosophy, Religion
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/john_searle_our_shared_condition_consciousness)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Philosopher John Searle lays out the case for studying human consciousness -- and systematically shoots down some of the common objections to taking it seriously. As we learn more about the brain processes that cause awareness, accepting that consciousness is a biological phenomenon is an important first step. And no, he says, consciousness is not a massive computer simulation.

## Lectures

1. [Our shared condition -- consciousness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/john_searle_our_shared_condition_consciousness/465c61101d4a), 15 min (TED's player)