The Six Basic Concepts of Consciousness and William James's Stream of Thought
Imagination, Cognition and Personality June 1, 1987 DOI: 10.2190/yx8j-jbgl-3arf-xw71 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that six basic concepts of consciousness can clarify the nature and characteristics of William James's stream of awareness, and that these concepts can be understood as referring to different properties and kinds of properties of a single basic phenomenon. Argues that relating and integrating the six concepts by applying them to the stream of awareness serves both purposes. |
Abstract
The present article utilizes the six basic concepts of consciousness for the purpose of clarifying the nature and characteristics of William James's stream of awareness. Simultaneously, an effort is made to render these concepts more understandable as referring to different properties and kinds of properties of a single basic phenomenon. Thus, a second purpose of this article is implicitly to relate and integrate the six concepts by bringing them to bear on the stream of awareness.