![]() The first chapter attempts to define consciousness and discusses the degree to which there is a lack of consensus on the subject. She lays out the arguments between scholars of science and philosophy as to what exactly consciousness is, how it operates, and how important it is or isn’t. So it is that Blackmore takes on a shadowy subject in which questions are as likely to lead to more questions as they are answers. ![]() Consciousness was intertwined with ideas of “the soul”-a non-material self-ness. the human brain), it was beyond humanity’s intellectual capacity to comprehend how something as grand as consciousness could arise from a 1.2kg (<3lb) organ. Of course, historically, it wasn’t at all common to think of consciousness as arising from the action of a material object (e.g. While science has been moving toward the belief that consciousness is rooted in the brain, there remain many important questions to be answered. It’s also one of the most intriguing subjects, and fascination with it has spurred debate both between science and religion and within science. ![]() Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction by Susan BlackmoreĬonsciousness remains one of the least understood phenomena of our world. ![]()
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