when i think about consciousness i sometimes think that this is smth that just cannot be defined by language just because language is a “bad” or poor tool for this task. it appeared later in our evolution, while consciousness has allegedly always been there. plus we can probably say that language is a feature of rational part of our brain, and consciousness is a feature of more ancient structures. so maybe we understand it deep inside on some level, which is not a level of linguistic concepts, just cannot express outwards. what would you say?
That's one way to think about it, yes. Because we lack the capacity to explain our phenomenal feelings in clear language, it is hard to describe what consciousness is; this is why saying what consciousness is not helps.
when i think about consciousness i sometimes think that this is smth that just cannot be defined by language just because language is a “bad” or poor tool for this task. it appeared later in our evolution, while consciousness has allegedly always been there. plus we can probably say that language is a feature of rational part of our brain, and consciousness is a feature of more ancient structures. so maybe we understand it deep inside on some level, which is not a level of linguistic concepts, just cannot express outwards. what would you say?
That's one way to think about it, yes. Because we lack the capacity to explain our phenomenal feelings in clear language, it is hard to describe what consciousness is; this is why saying what consciousness is not helps.