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Consciousness is the Concomitance of Life
Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research ( IF 0.1 ) Pub Date : 2018-11-27 , DOI: 10.1007/s40961-018-0165-7
Sunkanna Velpula , Rajakishore Nath

The mystery of consciousness is among the most important questions pondered upon, not only in philosophy but also in the cognitive science, psychology, neurobiology and other sciences. The problem of consciousness has been traditionally dealt by philosophy, but its importance in explaining mental phenomena has made it a subject matter for other sciences that emerged later. Each philosopher and scientist has followed his own method in defining it, and arriving at a universal agreement on its definition has become difficult. In philosophy, ‘consciousness’ does not have a definition in terms of genus and differentia, or the necessary and sufficient conditions. On the one hand, idealists put all their efforts into explaining consciousness as a separate entity, without stepping away from their traditional path, because they believe that thinking, experience, and free will are not the properties of the physical entity. On the other hand, the scientific world puts its efforts into reducing consciousness to electrical and neurochemical processes of the brain because they believes that the brain works like a biologically programmed computer. Our approach to consciousness varies between these two explanations. We would like to address the problem of consciousness at two levels: cosmic and individual. The basic thesis of this paper is: everything that we know is something that we experience and everything that we experience is a form arising within consciousness.

中文翻译:

意识是生命的伴随

意识的奥秘不仅是哲学上的问题,也是认知科学,心理学,神经生物学和其他科学领域最重要的问题之一。意识问题传统上是通过哲学来解决的,但是它在解释心理现象方面的重要性使其成为后来出现的其他科学的主题。每个哲学家和科学家都遵循他自己的方法来定义它,并且很难就其定义达成普遍协议。在哲学中,“意识”没有关于属和差异或必要和充分条件的定义。一方面,理想主义者不遗余力地将所有努力都解释为一个独立的意识,而没有脱离传统道路,因为他们相信思维,经验和自由意志不是实体的财产。另一方面,科学界则致力于降低对大脑的电和神经化学过程的意识,因为他们认为大脑的工作就像是一台生物编程的计算机。在这两种解释之间,我们对意识的态度有所不同。我们想在两个层面上解决意识问题:宇宙的和个人的。本文的基本论点是:我们所知道的一切都是我们体验到的东西,而我们所体验到的一切都是意识内产生的一种形式。科学界致力于降低对大脑的电和神经化学过程的意识,因为他们认为大脑的工作就像是一台生物编程的计算机。在这两种解释之间,我们对意识的处理方式有所不同。我们想在两个层面上解决意识问题:宇宙的和个人的。本文的基本论点是:我们所知道的一切都是我们体验到的东西,而我们所体验到的一切都是意识内产生的一种形式。科学界致力于降低对大脑的电和神经化学过程的意识,因为他们认为大脑的工作就像是一台生物编程的计算机。在这两种解释之间,我们对意识的处理方式有所不同。我们想在两个层面上解决意识问题:宇宙的和个人的。本文的基本论点是:我们所知道的一切都是我们体验到的东西,而我们所体验到的一切都是意识内产生的一种形式。
更新日期:2018-11-27
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