감정과 의식: 신경과학과 인공지능 시대의 문학

초록

I shall try a preliminary analysis of what philosophical implications current neuroscience and artificial intelligence research have as regards the functions and future of literature. I examine the current consensus of neuroscience and artificial intelligence research about the nature of emotion and consciousness, which are two crucial concepts of literature. The ‘constructive’ nature of emotion and consciousness will be emphasized. Based on this constructive understanding of human emotion and consciousness, I discuss the danger of so-called emotional robots which recognize human emotional expression and mimic them, and the future of literature which is relevant to the uniqueness of human consciousness. Finally I suggest the possibility of complementarity between scientific research and literary exploration.

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