Essays on Consciousness

This is an article by Wai-Yee Li, trying to critically analyze and responding to aesthetic self-consciousness and historical reflection in the peach blossom fan. The peach blossom fan is a musical play and historical drama that is acted in forty-four different scenarios. The article to...

Dennett discussion points: What I want to do here is just itemize the points Dennett brought up, and then briefly describe each. This reading is one that ventures into a lot of areas regarding the idea of self. A discussion about this usually yields good...

Subliminal influence has been a recurrent topic of debate in both scientific and popular communities since Vicary (in a press conference held in 1957) claimed (even if he finally admitted it was a hoax) that subliminal exposure to short sentences, such as “Drink coke” or...

Before introducing brand consciousness its need to explain what a brand is.A brand is name, phrase, logo design, symbol or combination of these uses to identify and differentiate your product from others(Kotleretal;2005). SM platform known to be one of the most powerful and fast way...

The idea that grief occurs in stages is a common one. Various theories of grief stages have been put forward, ranging from three to five stages. Some people experience an initial stage of shock or numbness, followed by a period of depressed mood and yearning...

We use robots every day. From our laptop to our vacuum, robots are consistently around us. But have you ever wondered if a robot could be more than just an technological machine, could they be conscious? A robot is a programmable, self-controlled device consisting of...

Human mind has always been a mystery for the researchers and scientist. The mind can either be in consciousness state or unconsciousness state. Consciousness is the state where the entity is aware of its surrounding, thoughts, memories and the feelings; while Unconsciousness is the state...

The unconscious mind can be used to explain human behaviour and personalityю Freud coined the term psychoanalysis and published his theory in 1896 which focused on the treatment of neurotic disorder by bringing unconscious conflicts into the conscious awareness. Unconscious determinism states that our unconscious...

Every day, whether intended or not, the brain is constantly making little notes about everything one sees on a daily basis. One’s mind already decides what it’s doing and what it thinks without any effort of the person. Opinions are influenced unconsciously in one’s everyday...

The awareness people have of their thoughts, perceptions, and feelings about the things around them determines their level of consciousness. Consciousness controls what people believe to be true and what they perceive is happening at a particular moment. So, it is central to one’s sense...

Consciousness is “personal awareness of mental activities, internal sensations, and external environment”. The states of consciousness are connected with two important types of brainwaves that each holds a specific mental state such as; alpha (relaxed wakefulness) and beta (alert wakefulness). The conscious realm does not...

The brain in a vat thought experiment is a scenario designed to make you think skeptically about the world around you. In the scenario, the world you are in is perfectly simulated by a computer that is connected to your brain which is floating in...

Do animals experience emotions? Do they think? Do they have a life story? These are all questions that as of late, researchers have been deeply investigating. As a pet owner, I have bonded with multiple animals throughout the years and I would have to answer...

A topic of discussion for years has been whether or not anesthesia causes loss of consciousness. Whether or not the use of general anesthetic in surgery can affect the conscious state. General anesthetic can be administrated in the form of liquids and gases injected into...

Dubbed by David Chalmers as one of the greatest mysteries of existence, consciousness is a topic that has become a debatable issue among professionals of both neurology and psychology. Contradicting theories are raised by both parties as they argue whether consciousness is purely a translation...

We have days and days. As we go on in life we come across different experiences in our days and we give them different titles too; good and bad days. In my research I have found out that these days are just days and are...