The phenomenon of Consciousness as Literature
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-9419.v24i2p227-243Keywords:
Consiousness and literature, António Damásio, Cultural homeostasis, Narrative mind, IntertextvitalityAbstract
This essay is based on António Damásio's theories on the functioning of Consciousness and intends to answer the following question: is Consciousness a narrative and fictional phenomenon? Thus, in a neurophilosofical perspective, I will deepen and develop some of the ideas proposed by the neuroscientist, in order to inquire whether the emergence processes of Consciousness are phenomena that we can categorize as eminently literary or not. Therefore, I will analyze to what extent and how.
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