Can Science `explain' Consciousness ?
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Consciousness is the process by which one attributes `meaning' to the world. Considering F$ϕ$llesdal's definition of `meaning' as the joint product of all `evidence' that is available to those who `communicate', we conclude that science can, not only reduce all the {\em evidence} to a Basic Entity (we call BE), but also can `explain' consciousness once a suitable definition for {\em communication} is found that exploits the quantum superposition principle to incorporate the fuzzyness of our experience. Consciousness may be beyond `computability', but it is not beyond `communicability'.
7 pages, Revtex, revised version of the one that appeared in the proceedings of National Conference: `Scientific and Philosophical Studies on Consciousness' edited by B. V. Sreekantan et. al, NIAS, Bangalore, India
7 pages, Revtex, revised version of the one that appeared in the proceedings of National Conference: `Scientific and Philosophical Studies on Consciousness' edited by B. V. Sreekantan et. al, NIAS, Bangalore, India