Zihin Felsefesi Bağlamında Ruh Kavramının Bilinç Kavramına Dönüşümü

Abstract

Consciousness stands as one of the fundamental and challenging problems of modern times. Similar things can be said within the concept of the mind, which we believe underlies consciousness. This problem, which has become one of the main areas of focus for contemporary philosophers and neuroscientists, has been examined within the framework of the transformation from the concept of the mind to the concept of consciousness. This transformation has been made possible by humanity’s efforts to understand and explain itself and the universe. This sense-making process is directly related to the concepts of the mind and consciousness. Throughout history, humans have been engaged in a transcendent search. The soul is the first step of this search, and consciousness is the final step. Humans have undergone a significant transformation from an agrarian society to a cybernetic society. In agrarian societies, the soul was central in a religious sense, while in cybernetic societies, consciousness has taken a central position in a scientific sense. In this article, the concepts of the mind and consciousness are described in terms of their historical development and the semantic transformations they have undergone over time to demonstrate the ongoing transformation. The historical, philosophical, and scientific foundations for the use of the term “consciousness” instead of the term “soul” are explained. Furthermore, the article discusses the issue of the increasing use of the term “consciousness” instead of “soul” as the scientific worldview expanded.

The authors' abstract, as published at the source. DergiPark (Istanbul University), 2023 · DOI ↗