Philosophy of Mind Quote by Walker Percy

“Consciousness of self was an inherent function of matter once it was organized as life, and if that function was enhanced it turned against…

— Thomas Mann

“Consciousness has evolved biologically and can therefore be explained biologically.”

— James David Lewis-Williams

Consciousness is a fascinating but elusive phenomenon: it is impossible to specify what it is, what it does, or why it evolved. Nothing worth…

— Stuart Sutherland

“cosmic consciousness. Here, you realize total detachment from the self and realize that you are nothing but consciousness. In this state, you will understand…

— Sarah Rowland

“Self-consciousness is, from a naturalistic point of view (in this case neurobiological), not more than a degree of sophistication of neural processes. The emergence…

— István Aranyosi

“Like any organic entity, a system of consciousness manifests itself through the orderly, differentiated development of a certain unifying reality.”

— Kitaro Nishida

“I think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in human evolution. We became too self aware; nature created an aspect of nature separate from…

— Rustin Cohle

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

— Richard Dawkins

“We are consciousness examining and expressing itself so that it can become increasingly aware of its infinite capacity for being and evolving.”

— Jay Woodman

The next step in human evolution is not inevitable, but for the first time in the history of the planet, it can be a…

— Eckhart Tolle

What's popularly known as the evolution of consciousness, in other words that the expansion of cognitive repertoire that occurs in human beings, which has…

— Terence McKenna

I think human consciousness is a misstep in evolution. We became too self-aware, nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. We are…

— Matthew McConaughey