Consciousness as a Characteristic of the Human Being as a Whole
Elements of a New Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2385998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Klaus G Witz (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, USA) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 660-671 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077800415572392 |
| OpenAlex | W2114085706 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This article outlines a conception of human consciousness that regards the consciousness of a person as a characteristic of the person as a whole-reflecting her entire experience and being, both on a day-to-day basis and over her entire life This has three general aspects. First, the consciousness of the individual as he experiences it continuously throughout his life is inseparable from his "I," and the individual may be regarded as "a single consciousness-and-'I' from childhood to old age." Second, there is present in the individual something like "the Larger Mind of the Society and Culture" in which the individual grew up and lives, called "the Larger Mind of the Society in that individual" (cf. C. H. Cooley). And third, there are in the individual's consciousness "fundamental metaphysical (ontological and epistemological) feelings," "feelings of what is truth" in connection with life, the universe, and existence. The last section puts this overall approach in perspective in relation to the existing literature
Consciousness · Epistemology · Feeling · Metaphysics · Perspective (graphical · Relation (database · Social consciousness · Sociology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies
The "Single Consciousness-and-'I'" of the Child at Different Ages
Waheeda Remembering Her Cat Izzy
The Self," "I," and "a Single-Consciousness-and-'I
On the Root of Feeling One Is Subjectively Understanding Another
A Single "Consciousness-and-'I'" From Childhood to Old Age
Understanding Another Person and Cooley's Principle of Sympathetic Introspection
Consciousness in the Study of Human Life and Experience
The Participant as Ally and Essentialist Portraiture
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |