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In:Consciousness: New perspectives, artificial consciousness, and the scientific progress of psychology
Sam S. Rakover
[Advances in Consciousness Research 96] 2026
► pp. 97–109

Chapter 6
New perspectives on consciousness

What should a theory of consciousness (TC) look like?

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Article outline
  • 6.1Observations/Interpretations of consciousness: Clarifications and reasoning
    • 6.1.1Evolution
    • 6.1.2Generality
    • 6.1.3Measurement
    • 6.1.4Meaningfulness
    • 6.1.5Energy field
      • 6.1.5.1The contra-zombie argument
    • 6.1.6Unconscious states
      • 6.1.6.1Unawareness of SmR units
      • 6.1.6.2Awareness of S and R in SmR units
      • 6.1.6.3Awareness of S or R in SmR units
    • 6.1.7Live-creatures correlation
  • 6.2The proposed consciousness-perspectives: What should a theory of consciousness (TC) look like?
    • 6.2.1The transition from a state of un-CΨ to CΨ
    • 6.2.2Consciousness as an energy field
    • 6.2.3Measurement
    • 6.2.4Two important properties of CΨ as an energy field
      • 6.2.4.1Minimal energy
      • 6.2.4.2Meaningfulness
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