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Consciousness and the soul are related as they are both fundamental concepts in philosophical and cultural discourse regarding the nature of the mind, as noted in [1]. They are frequently linked in debates concerning the 'hard problem' of consciousness, where the soul is proposed as an immaterial substance to explain subjective experience [2], and they are often discussed as properties of persons [3] or explored together in scientific and philosophical literature [4].
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Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us 2 facts
claimMaterialists argue that while post-materialists can account for the hard problem of consciousness using an external immaterial substance like a soul or spirit, they fail to explain how this external consciousness is combined or decombined in the brain to create the phenomenal unity of subjective, first-person consciousness.
referenceCrick F published 'The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul' through Touchstone in 1994.
(PDF) Indigenous Concepts of Consciousness, Soul, and Spirit researchgate.net 1 fact
claimDifferent cultures possess distinct understandings regarding the concepts of consciousness, soul, and spirit.
Mind and Consciousness - St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology saet.ac.uk 1 fact
claimIt is widely held that persons, subjects, minds, or souls are conscious, but the state of consciousness itself is not conscious, similar to how persons engage in activities like thinking or running, but the activities themselves are not thinking or running.