Consciousness
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| - | '''Consciousness''' is variously defined as subjective experience, awareness, alertness, wakefulness, and the ability to experience "feeling". It is | + | '''Consciousness''' is variously defined as subjective experience, awareness, alertness, wakefulness, and the ability to experience "feeling". It is a buzzword which makes it interesting but hard to explain, because it means different things to different people and may refer to a variety of mental phenomena. Consciousness is a phenomenon which arises at the intersection of nature and culture or [[Gene|genes]] and [[Meme|memes]]. At the core it is a biological phenomenon. According to Searle (2002), it is simply a "feature of the brain": "consciousness is a state that the brain is in". |
Consciousness as two major components. While phenomenal consciousness describes what only this particular individual in question feels right now, public accessible consciousness describes what all individuals of a group have in common: | Consciousness as two major components. While phenomenal consciousness describes what only this particular individual in question feels right now, public accessible consciousness describes what all individuals of a group have in common: | ||
