What the various philosophers talked about consciousness
What the various philosophers talked about consciousness
The consciousness of each person is greatinterest in the individual characteristics of life perception and mental reactions to the actual reality. For thousands of years, the best philosophers of the world have given different assessments to human consciousness.
Aristotle
Aristotle (384-322 BC).) - Ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Plato and mentor of Alexander of Macedon, believes that human consciousness exists separately from matter. In this case, the human soul is the carrier of consciousness. Work of the soul, i.е. consciousness, according to Aristotle, is divided into three areas of activity: plant, animal and intelligent. The vegetative sphere of consciousness cares about nutrition, growth and reproduction, animal consciousness is responsible for desires and sensations, and the intelligent soul has the ability to think and meditate. Only through the reasonable part of human consciousness is the individual different from animals.Bonaventura Giovanni
Bonaventure Giovanni (1221-1274) - authorphilosophical and religious works of the Middle Ages. In the treatise "A Guide to the Soul to God," Giovanni says that the human soul has a constantly present light in it, in which unshakable truths are preserved. The mind bases its understanding of everything on the basis of existing knowledge only. In the soul and consciousness of man, the image of God is so much enclosed, as far as he is capable of perceiving the divine in his life. The human consciousness itself judges itself, and the laws on the basis of which judgments are rendered are originally imprinted in the soul. Most of all, the mind and soul of man move the desire to achieve bliss. Pico della Mirandola
Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494) - educatedaristocrat and philosopher of the Renaissance. In his works he notes that human knowledge, which is called rational, is in fact quite imperfect, because it is unstable and tends to change periodically.Diderot Denis
Diderot Denis (1713-1784) - Frenchphilosopher-materialist and atheist. In his works "On the Man. Unity of body and soul "Denis notes when a person feels healthy, he does not pay attention to any part of the body. Human life, according to the philosopher, can continue without a brain; all bodies can work on their own and act separately. However, the person lives and exists only in one point of the brain - where his thought is present. In this case, the human consciousness is so complex, moving and feeling being, the thoughts and feelings of which can not be explained without a body. Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-!860) - German thinker and the founder of irrationalism. The philosopher calls the consciousness of man one of the most mysterious phenomena of human cognition. At the heart of man, according to Schopenhauer, there is a will that subordinates intellect to itself. Consciousness is closely connected with the world and nature, unable to separate from the totality of things and to resist them. It can not comprehend the world in itself and be objective. Knowledge of death and human suffering gives the intellect a push to metaphysical reflections and a certain understanding of the world. However, as Schopenhauer points out, not all people have a strong consciousness, and the metaphysical need of the soul can be very unconditional. Under metaphysics, the thinker understands any supposed knowledge that transcends the limits of possible experience.
