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Consciousness and human behavior are related because consciousness emerges as a regulator of human behavior through socialization [1], can causally influence macrophysical human behaviors despite physical closure [2], and is distinguished from progress in understanding behavior by cognitive science and neuroscience [3], with philosophers rejecting views that deny its causal role in behavior [4].
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The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 2 facts
quote“Even in the science of the mind, much progress has been made. Recent work in cognitive science and neuroscience is leading us to a better understanding of human behavior and of the processes that drive it. We do not have many detailed theories of cognition, to be sure, but there are few problems of principle; the details cannot be too far off. But consciousness is as perplexing as it ever was. It still seems utterly mysterious that the causation of behavior should be accompanied by conscious experience. We do not just lack a detailed theory; we are in the dark about what a theory of consciousness would even look like. […] We are entirely in the dark about how it fits into the natural order. This means that a correct theory of consciousness is likely to affect our conception of the universe more profoundly than any other new scientific development. Consciousness is both fundamental and unexplained; this makes for a potent cocktail”
claimDavid Chalmers argues that while cognitive science and neuroscience have made progress in understanding human behavior, consciousness remains mysterious and researchers lack a theoretical framework for what a theory of consciousness would look like.
(PDF) Language and Consciousness; How Language Implies Self ... academia.edu 1 fact
claimThe emergence of consciousness as a regulator of human behavior is rooted in a complex interplay of inherent and acquired elements that materialize during socialization.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveMany philosophers reject the epiphenomenalist view of consciousness because it implies that conscious experiences—such as feeling pain, visual sensations, or understanding an argument—have no causal influence on human behavior.
Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness link.springer.com 1 fact
claimThe physical world being causally closed under quantum mechanics does not necessarily preclude consciousness from causing macrophysical occurrences such as human behaviors.