A recent post unpacked the many meanings associated with consciousness. First, it divided the term into three broad meanings. The first domain was labeled Consciousness1. It was called “creature consciousness,” which refers to the properties of being awake and functionally aware and responsive to the world. It is present in various forms in all living creatures. The second domain, Consciousness2, was labeled subjective consciousness. It refers to the inner experience, or the felt sense of what it is like to be in the world. It likely requires a brain, and so it is only present in animals. Consciousness3 referred to self-reflective awareness and narrating. Its full form requires propositional language, and so is only present in human persons.
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