Consciousness
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Consciousness has 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 has 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: | ||
| - | * the private component is associated with the '''phenomenal consciousness''' which derives from subjective experience that can not be shared with others. It is based on the concrete feelings and specific sensations that can not be explained to others. Phenomenal consciousness is responsible for the explanatory gap and the [[Hard_problem_of_consciousness|hard problem of consciousness]] (Chalmers 1996). | + | * the private component is associated with the '''phenomenal consciousness''' which derives from [[Subjectivity|subjective experience]] that can not be shared with others. It is based on the concrete feelings and specific sensations that can not be explained to others. Phenomenal consciousness is responsible for the explanatory gap and the [[Hard_problem_of_consciousness|hard problem of consciousness]] (Chalmers 1996). |
* the public, accessible component which is associated with the common understanding which derives from shared objective knowledge, i.e. from things which can be shared with others. It is also called '''access consciousness''', because it is based on abstract informations, logical relations and mental representations that can be accessed by and explained to others. | * the public, accessible component which is associated with the common understanding which derives from shared objective knowledge, i.e. from things which can be shared with others. It is also called '''access consciousness''', because it is based on abstract informations, logical relations and mental representations that can be accessed by and explained to others. | ||
