
#47 Josh Rasmussen - Why is Consciousness a Philosophical Problem?
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Conscious Awareness and the Meta Level of Awareness
Conscious awareness involves being aware of one's awareness, reaching a meta level where individuals realize the qualitative aspect of consciousness. This meta level is characterized by an understanding that consciousness cannot be fully comprehended through empirical senses, requiring introspection to perceive the awareness itself, thereby transcending the circularity problem by using introspection as a tool for understanding.
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