Consciousness explained or described
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Consciousness explained or described. [1] However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations, and debate by philosophers, scientists, and theologians. Is it a fundamental feature of reality in its own right, or does its existence depend upon other nonconscious items, be they physical, biological, neural or computational?. Abstract. Consciousness, a psychological condition defined by the English philosopher John Locke as “the perception of what passes in a man’s own mind. Is it a fundamental feature of reality in its own right, or does its existence depend upon other nonconscious items, be they physical, biological, neural or computational? Abstract. Ultimately what we need is a satisfying scientific theory of consciousness that predicts under which conditions any particular physical system—whether it is a complex circuit of neurons or Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of internal and external existence. Opinions differ about what exactly needs to be studied or even considered consciousness. ” (Read Yuval Noah Harari’s Britannica essay on “Nonconscious Man. Consciousness is an unusual phenomenon to study scientifically. ”) It asks us to explain the basic status of consciousness and its place in nature. It is defined as a subjective, first-person phenomenon, and science is an objective, third-person endeavor. xght gevjf kndxk myyx qmmai xycea zrkd weaowse warni jdx