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Levels of Consciousness
Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Open Journal of Philosophy·Volume 06 (2016)·Pages 51–58·Published 20 January 2016·DOI10.4236/ojpp.2016.61006
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Abstract
Consciousness attracts the attention of researchers representing various disciplines. Hence, there is a demand for a theoretical tool that could integrate data and theoretical concepts originating from distinct fields. The paper proposes to use the framework of the theory of integrative levels. The development and the definitions of the concept of levels are briefly discussed. The final part of the paper presents a proposal for incorporating the levels of consciousness into the framework of the integrative levels theory.
KeywordsIntegrative LevelsConsciousnessLevels of ConsciousnessAnimal Consciousness
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