Consciousness as self-presence by Mark Morelli PDF

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Cons c i ous nes sass el f pr esenc ebyMar kMor el l i

Thecons ci ousnes sass el f pr es enc ees s aybyMar kMor el l i i saphi l os ophi cal es s ay i nt endedt oex per i enc eourownsubj ect i v i t y .Theess ays t ar t soffwi t ht hei deaofs el f pr es enc e.Ther ei sani mpor t antdi s t i nct i ont obemadewhendi s c us s i ngsel f pr es ence: t hedi s t i nc t i onbet weenbei ngc ons c i ousanduncons ci ous.Whenwe’ r eunc ons c i ous ,we ar enei t herpr es entt oours ur r oundi ngsnort oour sel ves.Bei ngpr es entt oour sel v esi s exper i enc i ngour s el v esasor i ent edt ot hewor l d.I nt hes ens eofs el fpr esenc e,t her ear e t hr eeel ement st obec ons i der ed.Fori nst ance,i nt hes ent enc e“ Iseet hec l oc k ” ,t her e ar et hr eecomponent s .Thec l ock ,t heac tofs eei ng,andt hes ens eofs el fast heone s eei ngi t( I ) .Onpage159ofDi bs :i ns ear chf orsel f ,Di bst ur nst hewat eronf ul l f or ce andt ur nsi ti nt oat i nys t r eam.Het hengoesar oundt her oom dec l ar i ngt hathecoul d c ont r ol t hewat er .Heex hi bi t st hes ens eofs el f .

Mar kMor el l i al s odi ffer ent i at esbet weent hel ev el sofc ons c i ous nes s .Al t houghmos t peopl ear guet her ei sonl yt hedi v i s i onbet weent hes t at eofc ons c i ous nes sand unc ons ci ousnes s,Mor el l i s t at est hatt her ei sal s oadi v i s i onbet weent hel ev el sof c onsc i ous nes s .Hes t at est hats omet i meswear emor econs c i ousandot hert i mesl es s . Thedi ffer entl ev el sofc ons c i ous nes sr angef r om mi ni mum t ohi gh,t hemi ni mum bei ng s i mpl yex per i enc i ngsomet hi ng.Thes econdl ev elhappenswhenwegobey ondj us t bei ngex pos edt oourenv i r onmentandt r yt ofindans wer st oc er t ai nques t i ons.Wego f ur t herwhenwest ar tr eas oni ngaboutt henewi deawef oundandweent ert hehi ghes t

l ev elofconsc i ous nes swhenmak edec i s i ons .Ev ent houghbot hhumanbei ngsand ani mal sar ec onsc i ous ,ani mal sdonothav et hes enseofs el fpr es enc et hatwedo. Whi l eani mal shav et het wocomponent sofcons c i ousex per i enc e( t heobj ec tandt he act i on) ,t heyl ac kt het hi r del ementt hati sas enseofs el fpr es enc e....