Sentences with phrase «take conscious experience»

When we take conscious experience as our basis for understanding what experience is, we think of receiving and responding to stimuli from the body and the environment, of emotion, purpose, and thought, of the significant organization of data and the influencing of action.

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If such an eventuality actually took place, experience «would... include in an undivided present the entire past history of the conscious person, not as instantaneity, not like a cluster of simultaneous parts, but as something continually present which would also be something continually moving» (CM 152).

Our most fundamental conscious experience has generally been taken to be the perception of sensa, i.e., of relatively clear and distinct objects such as red, bitter, etc..

And this precisely is the facet of the object that extends beyond conscious experience, for it is doubtless true of any arising entity that it must take, and perhaps even take in, the world as it finds it.

Whereas Aristotle, as we have seen, took the first factor to be peculiar to conscious experience and the second to be the more general factor lying at the base of consciousness, Whitehead took the subject - object structure as general and fundamental and interpreted causal efficacy in terms of it.

Basically, his solution takes the form of distinguishing two different levels of human experience, or of more or less conscious thinking about experience, on only the deeper of which is there an experience of God that is both direct and universal.

In effect, accordingly; he takes his version of physicalism as more certain than our assumption as to the reality and thereby efficacy of conscious experience.

The term «conscious superject» can be taken to refer to the physiological correlate of a moment of ordinary human experience, although this does not exhaust its technical meaning.

This experience «can be used to include not only human and amoebic experience, conscious or non-conscious as the case may be, but also non-conscious taking account of the environment which characterizes molecular, atomic and quantum events as well» (LL 131).

Such «religious intuitions» are the «somewhat exceptional elements of our conscious experience» that Whitehead seeks to elucidate as evidence for God's consequent experience of the world.9 Only a living person experiencing a whole series of divine aims, sensitive to the way in which these shift, grow, and develop in response to our changing circumstances can become aware of their source as dynamic and personal, meeting our needs and concerns.10 Jesus, full of the Spirit, knew God personally in this intimate way, until these aims were taken from him in the hour of his deepest need, when he experienced being forsaken by God on the cross.

Griffin says:» [Kim] takes his version of physicalism as more certain than our assumption as to the reality and thereby efficacy of conscious experience.

A conscious field plus its object as felt or thought of plus an attitude towards the object plus the sense of a self to whom the attitude belongs — such a concrete bit of personal experience may be a small bit, but it is a solid bit as long as it lasts; not hollow, not a mere abstract element of experience, such as the «object» is when taken all alone.

The principles of conscious parenting ask that parents engage their children with empathy and curiosity in everyday experiences and take the time to connect before they discipline out of frustration, convenience or the desire to control and manage.

And she noted that a colleague at her first city government job in 1987 made $ 5,000 more than her despite the fact that they were in the same divisions and had the same title because «he had family to take care of» — an experience that made her more conscious of pay equity issues as an elected official.

My work with families, my personal experiences and my core beliefs — all these things played on my conscious and subconscious mind, and ultimately took shape as this book.

Visiting Raja Ampat isn't always going to be first choice for any budget conscious traveller, but we feel the experience is so unique and so authentic that it's worth all the hassle it takes to get here.

At Steinbrecher & Span, we took the big - firm attorney experience and reputation and established an approachable and cost - conscious boutique firm.

Our kids see and experience that a happy relationship doesn't mean zero conflict, but patience, taking responsibility and making conscious choices.

IT WOULD BE MY PRIVILEGE TO HELP YOU TO LEARN: * Get into your heart * Quiet your mind * Organize your thinking * Experience «Being Present» * Be real with yourself and others * Get comfortable with discomfort * View challenges as opportunities to grow * Get clear on what is happening inside of you * Learn to be centered and calm during turmoil * Accept «what is» without resisting, in order to feel peace * Become aware of your feelings without getting lost in them * Feel more comfortable about facing fears and the unknown * Step out of your thoughts and view them from a calm place inside * Learn to take clear, conscious action steps in life that are guided by your inner wisdom.