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The flow of anoetic to noetic and autonoetic consciousness: a vision of unknowing (anoetic) and knowing (noetic) consciousness in the remembrance of things past and imagined futures.

Conscious Cogn August 26, 2009 DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2009.08.002 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Key points Proposes that consciousness comprises distinct levels—anoetic, noetic, and autonoetic—that underlie the ability to remember the past and imagine the future, with a continuous flow between these modes of awareness.

Abstract

The flow of anoetic to noetic and autonoetic consciousness: a vision of unknowing (anoetic) and knowing (noetic) consciousness in the remembrance of things past and imagined futures.