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Consciousness is the faculty of perceiving that which exists. It the process by which data is received from the sense organs about the external world, and recognized as such (that is: grasping that what is sensed is not part of consciousness or the perceptual process). | Consciousness is the faculty of perceiving that which exists. It the process by which data is received from the sense organs about the external world, and recognized as such (that is: grasping that what is sensed is not part of consciousness or the perceptual process). | ||
Consciousness is an [[axiom]], in that it is at the basis of all proof of fact, and cannot be proven. One can only validate consciousness through [[introspection]]. | |||
See also: | See also: | ||
*[[OPAR]]: Chapter 1 | *[[OPAR]]: Chapter 1 | ||
Revision as of 00:00, 5 March 2005
Consciousness is the faculty of perceiving that which exists. It the process by which data is received from the sense organs about the external world, and recognized as such (that is: grasping that what is sensed is not part of consciousness or the perceptual process).
Consciousness is an axiom, in that it is at the basis of all proof of fact, and cannot be proven. One can only validate consciousness through introspection.
See also:
- OPAR: Chapter 1