Understanding Consciousness
In the paper’s framework, consciousness is not the “CEO” or highest authority of the mind; it is the mind’s “user interface.” [:cite[1]{ln=1}] More precisely, consciousness is the bounded, intentional, narrative mak...
In the paper’s framework, consciousness is not the “CEO” or highest authority of the mind; it is the mind’s “user interface.” [:cite[1]{ln=1}] More precisely, consciousness is the bounded, intentional, narrative making aggregate that experiences a stabilized version of the subconscious mind’s continuous processing.[:cite[1]{ln=2}] It experiences linear time, feels itself to possess volition, and constructs a coherent personal identity.[:cite[1]{ln=3}] However, this conscious aggregate is built from inputs it did not consciously generate and processes it cannot directly observe.[:cite[1]{ln=4}] The subconscious is described as the larger system that integrates sensory input, emotions, learned patterns, memories, and experience over time, largely outside awareness.[:cite[2]{ln=2}][:cite[2]{ln=4}] ==In short, consciousness is the coherent, self narrating experience that emerges from—and presents to itself—the ongoing work of the subconscious.==[:cite[1]{ln=2}][:cite[1]{ln=7}]