Re: Seven characteristics of a philosophical problem.

On 18 Dec 2006 10:16:33 -0800, BurkartVenzke@xxxxxx wrote:

I think, a necessary condition for consciousness is life or at least
something able to think. How can - the other way round - consciousness
exist (without assuming that everything is possible)? (By the way:
"Consciousness" is a quite abstract notion, made by men.)

Maybe you should define consciousness before you set conditions.
Surely you don't want to discuss a concept that you can't define.
Er... throw in a definition of life while you are at it. By the by
which word in your message is NOT an abstract 'notion'?
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