How Did Consciousness Become a Scientific Issue?

“Medieval theologians did not sit around debating the ontological status of zombies. They knew for a fact that humans are conscious and built a system of control and punishment around this principle. … Among scientists today, consciousness is being hailed as one of the prime intellectual challenges. … Given that it was off the table of science for so long, why is it now becoming such a hot research subject?”

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