This review examines non-neurobiological and non-cognitive theories of consciousness from fields including self-psychology, artificial intelligence, quantum physics, visual cognitive science, and philosophy. It discusses how self-psychology links the self's development to morality and empathy, how machine consciousness and robotics inform human consciousness, and how visual cortex and emotional theories contribute. The review also covers the evolution of consciousness, its emergence in fetal and neonatal life, quantum physics' insights into the mind, and neurophilosophy's role in understanding consciousness, embodiment, and its dark side. The author stresses the need to integrate these diverse theories for a holistic understanding of consciousness.
The article examines the Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti's views on mind and consciousness. Krishnamurti held that total awareness is essential for a free mind. He argued that people must look inward and free themselves from self-perpetuated torment, avoid repression, and live in a society where individual and societal interests align. He saw religion as a product of past conditioning and advocated for an investigative, scientific mind. Living in totality, not in segments, is necessary to achieve pleasure without difficulty. The article describes uncovering the mind layer by layer for complete growth and presents Krishnamurti's philosophy as a simple yet abstract and deep path to understanding human consciousness.