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| Consciousness, philosophy: consciousness ist the experience of differences along with a knowledge about alternatives as opposed to purely automatic responses. See also Intentionality, Identity theory, Other minds, Self-consciousness._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Terrence W. Deacon on Consciousness - Dictionary of Arguments
I 438 Consciousness/Brain/Deacon: in the relationship between brain and consciousness, three problems are often treated separately: I 439 The educational problem: how can the separate activities of millions of brain cells produce a coherent subjective experience of the self? >Self, cf. >Apprehension, >Apperception. 2. Problem of foundation: how is it ensured that our thoughts and words have a connection to the outside world? >World/Thinking, >Foundation. 3. Problem of agency: How do we explain the experience we have in creating and controlling our thoughts and behavior? Cf. >D. Chalmers, >Consciousness/Chalmers, >Brain/Deacon, >Brain States, >Thinking._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Dea I T. W. Deacon The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of language and the Brain New York 1998 Dea II Terrence W. Deacon Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter New York 2013 |
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