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Consciousness and suffering are linked as fundamental components of personhood [1], with theories suggesting that consciousness may have evolved from the emotional experience of suffering [2]. Furthermore, in Buddhist philosophy, consciousness is identified as a critical link in the causal chain that leads to the experience of suffering [3].
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Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Consciousness and the Intermediate ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimThe concept of a person is fundamentally linked to the concept of consciousness, where an entity capable of subjective experience and suffering should be treated as a person.
Complexity and the Evolution of Consciousness | Biological Theory link.springer.com 1 fact
claimMarian Dawkins suggested that the origin of consciousness may lie in the emotional experience of suffering, specifically interpreting suffering as physical ill-health rather than a mental experience.
(PDF) Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness - Academia.edu academia.edu 1 fact
referenceThe Theory of Causation (paticcasamuppada) in Buddhism, also known as the formula of Dependent Origination, applies causal relativity to suffering and repeated existence in the cycle of births and deaths, with consciousness serving as one of the twelve links.