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We use 'consciousness' in many ways to speak of many different things. Were you conscious that you just smiled? Are you conscious of being here in this room? Were you conscious about what you were saying, or of how you were moving your hands? Some philosophers speak about consciousness as though some single mysterious entity connects our minds with the rest of the world. But 'consciousness' is only a name for a suitcase of methods that we use for thinking about our own minds. Inside that suitcase are assortments of things whose distinctions and differences are confused by our giving them all the same name. (it) |
