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The problem of the origin of consciousness, development and essence of consciousness

 The peculiarity of the philosophical analysis of consciousness is to reveal its existential roots, the most important features, properties and functions. All these problems are often contingent on the historical analysis of consciousness, and the last lies in acknowledging, when consciousness arises and undergoes certain changes in the development process of the society. Therefore, to the philosophical problems of consciousness concerns primarily the problem of its origin; it should be understood, in General terms, not least because, what we often, trying to understand something, looking for his roots, that is, turn to the question of its origin.

Modern philosophy (and science) can't give a final and definite rozw’s'asana this problem, but present-day authoritative conception of the origin of consciousness help this problem to illuminate and understand a lot in her rozw’decision. Such concepts include: theological(religious), dualistic, evolutionary, labor, the theory of a uniform information field and substantial. Consider their main points, noting at the same time, the advantages and disadvantages of each concept.

 Modern concepts of the origin of consciousness

•Religious: consciousness with the manifestation of “sparks of God”, invested in man by God at the creation

•Dualistic: the basis of all world processes are two: the material and the spiritual. Consciousness is a manifestation of the spiritual nature of existence

•The concept of human origins and consciousness due to the development of labour: man and mind are formed based on the development of social labor

The concept of religious claims, the human mind is God's gift: creating man. God “breathed the spirit of living”, giving, thus, man particle of the divine light. In fact human consciousness arises with the properties already known the consequence from the Scriptures of the fall: it is because of him people began to distinguish between good and evil and, so, beginning to perceive reality holistically, and partly, fragments. However, the presence in the depths of the consciousness of the divine particles determines the human pursuit of the highest, the ability to know the truth and t. Dr.

The dualistic concept emphasizes the moments of the radical distinction between consciousness and the material-sensual reality, open person, and makes the conclusion about the existence of two sorts of phenomena (or two substances) - material and ideal. They exist in close entanglement of, and all reality stand only varying degrees of unity.

The concept of a single information field indicates the thesis, which does not cause serious objections: all the processes of the world are accompanied by the exchange of information. Therefore, it is logical to assume, her supporters argue, that there is a unified field of information in all world processes and phenomena. Human consciousness is one of the manifestations of information processes, possible, the most striking. As will be seen later, human consciousness

The concept of evolution can be represented in different ways. For example, the so-called “the theory of panspermia” claims, the seed of life (“sperm”) scattered throughout the Universe. Under favorable conditions it produces a result: the flourishing forms of life and its conscious manifestations.

Employment concept or concept of the origin of consciousness due to the development of work take account of archaeology and anthropology, and she supposedly has with them many confirmations. But much still remains unclear. For example, ancient Kam’stone tools are remote from us in time 2,5 million. years. But really noticeable manifestations of human consciousness, stand’s that are specific to the graves of people, on rock paintings, etc., there’s are in the interval 100 - 35 thousand. years ago.

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