Is the unconscious a myth? — Mongrel
Even if a subject has a neuronal abnormality, such as a developing tumour, which might cause behavioural changes, then that is an unconscious determinant of behaviours. — Wayfarer
it is also pretty materialist to be seeking the hidden subconscious determinants of behaviour — apokrisis
I have noticed in my interactions on forums, that diehard materialists invariably reject the notion of the unconscious. However, I don't think they're really cognisant of their own reasons for so doing.
— Wayfarer
What are their reasons? — praxis
I myself and Bergson consider the unconscious just a form of memory. — Rich
hey, apo's back, nice — darthbarracuda
But you've changed the subject by bringing in Jung. — apokrisis
Holism is about immanence — apokrisis
What are their reasons? — praxis
A better neuroscientific division than conscious vs unconscious is attentional vs habitual...
So what we are dealing with here is a natural dichotomy of brain activity towards either dealing with life in a rapid, learnt, unthinking way, or a more deliberative, attentive, and learning way. And this is a dynamical balancing act. We have to be doing both at once all the time. — Apokrisis
Is the unconscious a myth? — Mongrel
Cognitive Psychology has long recognised the dual aspect of semantic information processing, whether it be termed:
1) Horizontal and Vertical
2) Controlled and Automatic
3) Slow and Fast
4) Serial and Parallel, or
5) Explicit and Implicit, etc.
Descriptions of consciousness and semi-consciousness correspond with descriptions of controlled and automatic processing, respectively. The nature and extent of the relations between types of consciousness and psychological functions remain to be fully discovered and explained. — Galuchat
I don't explain neurophysiology, but I would be interested in reading an explanation of "attention" and "habit" written in strictly neurophysiological terms. — Galuchat
If you've written five books on neuroscience, it shouldn't be a difficult thing to provide the requested explanation. Or just give me the titles, I'll purchase them myself, and look for the answer (assuming your books have been published).There you go. It was fact free waffle. — Apokrisis
PMed. — Apokrisis
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