Consciousness: the Holy Grail of Science
Abstract
Presents consciousness as not only cognitive awareness in sensory, imaginational, remembered and dream contexts, but also as the awareness in all of us that is not necessarily accessed by or immediately accessible only to the conscious mind. Sees consciousness, because of its primal and pervasive nature, as the Holy Grail of the scientific quest. Provides examples of how it can be misunderstood and exposed to sources of confusion. Discusses the resulting scenarios and considers global re‐assessments, including one of evolutionary theory.
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Citation
Musès, C. (1996), "Consciousness: the Holy Grail of Science", Kybernetes, Vol. 25 No. 7/8, pp. 109-129. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684929610149693
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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