Representational Theories of Consciousness

Another great question in philosophy is “Consciousness.”

How do we perceive our reality or is everything an illusion not to be too simplistic. This is very important to think about when trying to answer this very difficult question.

What is consciousness? How can we test consciousness? Is consciousness different for every individual or are we constricted to our conditioning and linguistic capabilities?

A great source of information regarding this question can be found at: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness-representational/

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After having a discussion with a family member, they through out the idea that the soul is consciousness or the ability to perceive and recognize reality of the outside physical world. I said I had to sleep on it. Very difficult question and somewhat unanswerable.

In the scientific sense consciousness and the ability to navigate life from birth to death would linguistically and probably medically mean “soul”.

For me, “soul” has been mystified as a sacred life force for some time, so it was difficult to compute. Hence, I had to sleep on it. Being conditioned to the fact that the soul could mean many things. My cousin and I came to the realization that soul may be the wrong word for this life force.

I am still unsure.

Are we all animals that develop consciousness, which is sacred or distinguishes us from other animals or do animal also experience consciousness?

hmmmmm.

I am still thinking about this.

For me or after limited thought on the question, maybe we all living and non-living things are connected to this universe. How we experience life can all be connected too. How we perceive our surroundings and react to our perceptions in what we call daily life over a human lifespan is very interesting and some call philosophy of the mind.

What makes us different? What makes us similar? and what can get us into trouble or be happy or sad all has much to do with our perception of the outside world. Our navigate able qualities and adaptability is actually necessary for survival in most instances.

to be continued…..