Reasons for involving the notion of god when theorizing about consciousness

Benny Shanon*

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Abstract

This note presents a typology of reasons for involving the notion of God in theoretical discussions of human consciousness. These reasons have to do with points of connection, commonality, analogy and affinity between the notions of God and of consciousness, with phenomenological patterns manifested in human conscious experience (in particular, ones encountered in non-ordinary states of mind), and with theoretical and meta-theoretical considerations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)102-109
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Consciousness Studies
Volume15
Issue number8
StatePublished - Aug 2008

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