Consciousness as a necessary element of evolution of the cosmos
K. Laufer
2016 DOI: 10.18413/2408-932x-2016-2-2-43-46 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that matter necessarily and inevitably produces consciousness, and that human consciousness differs from animal psyche through the "I-signaling system." Proposes that humanity's cosmic evolutionary role is grounded in increasing human-to-environment energy exchange, and contends that misunderstanding consciousness leads to wrong choices in scientific and technological progress, including artificial intelligence. |
Abstract
The article considers the ideas of the early work of E.V. Ilyenkov «Cosmology of the Spirit» of necessity and inevitability of matter to create consciousness. Dialectics of subject responses to impacts of the outside world is represented from the materialist point of view: from mechanical response in inanimate nature to subject and activity-oriented nature of human consciousness. Differences between human and animal psyche and human thinking were highlighted using the ideas of G. Lukács on the I ́-signaling system of a person. The basis for specification of the mechanism to implement the cosmic role of humanity in the course of evolution foreseen by E.V. Ilyenkov lies in the principle of human-to-environment energy exchange increase. It was shown that misunderstanding of nature of consciousness leads to wrong decisions when selecting key areas to implement scientific and technical progress, in particular in development of artificial intelligence.