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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.
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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.

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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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