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Human consciousness: One of a kind

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

R. E. Lubow
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978, Israel. lubow@freud.tau.ac.il

Abstract

To avoid teleological interpretations, it is important to make a distinction between functions and uses of consciousness, and to address questions concerning the consequences of consciousness. Assumptions about the phylogenetic distribution of consciousness are examined. It is concluded that there is some value in identifying consciousness an exclusively human attribute.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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