Consciousness, Religion and Being. On the Way Towards Nonscientific and Nonanthropological Understanding of Consciousness Cover Image

Cвідомість, релігія та буття. На шляху до ненаукового та неантропологічного розуміння свідомості
Consciousness, Religion and Being. On the Way Towards Nonscientific and Nonanthropological Understanding of Consciousness

Author(s): Ihor Karivets
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Международное философско-космологическое общество
Keywords: being; consciousness; meditation; non-intentionality; concentration; emptiness;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author proposes a nonscientific and nonanthropological resolution of “the problem of consciousness” and denies the possibility to explain the nature of consciousness with the help of physics, neuroscience, cognitive science and also analytic philosophy. The author stresses that 1) consciousness transcends Me (selfhood) and does not belong to it, 2) consciousness perceives being; being is consciousness. “The problem of consciousness” is not a theoretical problem at all. In order to know what consciousness is, it is necessary to work with consciousness. Therefore, we do not theorize about consciousness. It is a practical task of a human being. The author argues that meditation, as a kind of practice, is the best way to work with consciousness and enter into it.

  • Issue Year: 16/2016
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 135-143
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Ukrainian