The Role of Consciousness in Human Cognitive Activity
Psychology in Russia State of Art 2009 DOI: 10.11621/pir.2009.0007 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 5 |
| Key points | Argues that existing approaches to consciousness do not explain its role in human life. Proposes a novel view on the nature of consciousness based on the experimental phenomenon that previously non-realized ideas tend not to be realized subsequently. |
Abstract
The problem of consciousness is examined in the article. It is argued that all the existing approaches to consciousness do not explain the role consciousness plays in human life. An attempt of revealing and describing the principles of the mind's work is made. Experimental phenomena observed by the author and his followers, particularly, the tendency of previously non-realized ideas not to be realized subsequently, are reviewed. The discussion of these phenomena allows to formulate a novel view on the nature of consciousness.