The following is an excerpt from a Thomas Metzinger interview on Alex O’Connor’s “Within Reason”. Here Metzinger talks about Minimal Phenomenal Experience or “Pure Consciousness/Awareness” research as well as scientific study vs. first-person practice and experience.
Metzinger’s recent study of the concept of “MPE”s is found in his The Elephant and the Blind. “You have to go there” in regards to scientific research, but you’ll never be able to capture it.
This audio can also be found with the site’s Audio Files/“Blogcast” here.