Consciousness as a cultivated faculty that develops according to social and historical conditions
Anthropology of Consciousness February 7, 2025 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1111/anoc.70001 via OpenAlex
Summary
The articles in this journal issue argue that consciousness is not an independent, self-sustaining faculty but rather one that is shaped by societal, personal, and historical contexts. This perspective challenges the commonly held belief among scholars and religious doctrines that consciousness is always experienced in a complete and unoriginated manner.
Study at a glance
| Key finding | Consciousness is cultivated by circumstances rather than being an independent faculty. |
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Abstract
Abstract The articles in this issue of the journal support the claim that consciousness is a circumstantially cultivated faculty of the self. This is contrary to a widespread assumption held by numerous scholars, researchers, and religious doctrines that consciousness is a self‐sustaining unoriginated faculty given to the subject and which at all times is subjectively experienced with wholeness. The articles in this issue counter the belief that consciousness exists in a state of independence from societal, personal, and historical circumstances.