The Social Context of Consciousness: An Integrative Framework for Neuroscience, Psychology, and Law.

Consciousness cannot be fully understood without considering social and cultural contexts, including group processes and the socio-legal framework. Law should critically distance itself from purely brain-based or consciousness-focused trajectories and maintain balance by examining precedents. The article explores how consciousness operates within decolonization efforts and whether neuroscience can inform legal reform to achieve justice.

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Abstract

This article discusses social context of consciousness, the role of the brain and the psychological processes of their actions in the context of the socio-legal framework. Consciousness is understood without integrating with broader social and cultural situations. The understanding of consciousness also requires one's critical understanding of social context and group processes. Law has a more significant role in demystifying itself from the brain and consciousness trajectory and keeping a balance by considering precedents critically. This article also ventures into how consciousness can be understood in the social arena of decolonization and the possibility of neuroscience in informing the law in its reformation for justice.