Logics of Discovery III: What ‘Sleeps’ When We Are Dreaming? Dream Consciousness as Suspension of the ‘Will’ to Narratively Organise Our Experiences
Preprints.org November 28, 2023 preprint DOI: 10.20944/preprints202311.1756.v1 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe article argues that dreaming involves a suspension of the will to narratively organize experiences, proposing that dream consciousness is characterized by a lack of the volitional drive to impose narrative structure on events. This challenges common assumptions about the continuity between waking and dreaming cognition by positing that the key difference lies not in content but in the absence of an active, organizing will during sleep.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Argues that dream consciousness is a suspension of the will to narratively organize experiences. |
Abstract
Logics of Discovery III: What ‘Sleeps’ When We Are Dreaming? Dream Consciousness as Suspension of the ‘Will’ to Narratively Organise Our Experiences