Philosophy of Mind Quote by Julian Barbour

“• Conscious: “to be aware of one’s own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings” • Consciousness: “the state of being conscious.” According to this, each one…

— L. Emerson Ferrell

“How do we become conscious? We recognise our unconsciousness.”

— Jake Ducey

“Consciousness is not confined within an individual brain. Otherwise, how can it cause changes in the physical state of things outside the brain?”

— Ilchi Lee

“Consciousness is part of our nature as sentient beings, but doesn’t mean we are aware at a particular moment. By perceiving our consciousness -…

— Ilchi Lee

“Fast transitions into higher states of consciousness can be accomplished by means of different concentrations.”

— Grigori Grabovoi

“I believe that consciousness is, essentially, the way information feels when being processed.”

— John Brockman

“The brain itself does not produce consciousness. That it is, instead, a kind of reducing valve or filter, shifting the larger, nonphysical consciousness that…

— Eben Alexander

“I think that consciousness is the way information feels when being processed in certain complex ways.”

— Max Tegmark

“consciousness has a precise role to play in the computational economy of the brain—it selects, amplifies, and propagates relevant thoughts.”

— Stanislas Dehaene

“In the conscious- intellect awakens In the subconscious- awareness dissolves. In the unconscious- spirit awakens.”

— Gian Kumar

“Unconscious neural activity cannot be made conscious no matter how hard one tries. Part of ourselves is always hidden to us.”

— David Amerland

“Perhaps consciousness arises when the brain's simulation of the world becomes so complex that it must include a model of itself.”

— Richard Dawkins