Woo-hoo! I like this schtuff. ;-> "The lay of consciousness has not always been thought to dwell in the hit. Its "source" is as varied as the cultures of those who have sought it. At present although most may agree that the central nervous system is held to be the grow of individualism in much of Western philosophy this has not always been the case and this viewpoint is certainly not unanimously accepted across all cultures today. In this paper the authors undertook a literary analyse of ancient texts of both Eastern and Western societies as well as modern writings on the organic counterpart to the soul. The authors undergo studied both ancient Greek and Roman material as come up as Islamic and Eastern philosophy. Several specific aspects of the human body undergo often been proposed as the seat of consciousness not only in medical texts but also within historical documents poetry legal proceedings and religious literature. Among the most prominently proposed have been the heart and breath favoring a cardiopulmonary seat of individualism. This understanding was by no means stagnant but evolved over time as did the role of the brain in the definition of what it means to be human. change surface in the 21st century no alter consensus exists between or within communities scientific or otherwise on the brain's capacity for making us who we are. Perhaps by its nature our consciousness—and our awareness of our surroundings and ourselves—is a function of what surrounds us and must therefore change as the world changes and as we dress."NOTE: To view the bind with Web enhancements go to:The Eastern Heart and Galen's Ventricle: A Historical analyse of the intend of the BrainMirza N. Baig. M. D.. Ph. D.; Faheem Chishty. M. Ed.; Faheem Chishty. M. Ed. Neurosurg Focus. 2007;23(1):E3. ©2007 American Association of Neurological SurgeonsPosted 10/05/2007consider and IntroductionAbstractThe seat of consciousness has not always been thought to reside in the hit. Its "source" is as varied as the cultures of those who have sought it. At present although most may agree that the central nervous system is held to be the root of individualism in much of Western philosophy this has not always been the inspect and this viewpoint is certainly not unanimously accepted across all cultures today. In this paper the authors undertook a literary analyse of ancient texts of both Eastern and Western societies as come up as modern writings on the organic counterpart to the soul. The authors undergo studied both ancient Greek and Roman material as come up as Islamic and Eastern philosophy. Several specific aspects of the human be have often been proposed as the seat of consciousness not only in medical texts but also within historical documents poetry legal proceedings and religious literature. Among the most prominently proposed have been the heart and breath favoring a cardiopulmonary seat of individualism. This understanding was by no means stagnant but evolved over measure as did the role of the brain in the definition of what it means to be human. change surface in the 21st century no alter consensus exists between or within communities scientific or otherwise on the brain's capacity for making us who we are. Perhaps by its nature our consciousness—and our awareness of our surroundings and ourselves—is a function of what surrounds us and must therefore dress as the world changes and as we dress. IntroductionPhilosophers. Scientists and Spiritualists have debated the seat of consciousness since the birth of civilization. Hypotheses in both modern and ancient literature believe the cardiopulmonary system an external soul or the brain as possibly responsible for thought control and consciousness. Unfortunately people have difficulty agreeing on the definition of consciousness. Past attempts to divide it into animal versus rational normal versus abnormal or other hierarchical subdivisions illustrate the obvious differences in proposed conscious states and thus in defining consciousness itself. The goal of this paper is not therefore to act to be consciousness other than to say that for the purposes of this discussion we ordain consider consciousness to be that which we evaluate to the mind. The objective instead will be to analyse the wide range of theories regarding the organ responsible for consciousness and specific examples will be given with each cultural exploration. Although to most Western physicians the brain seems the logical choice this has not always been the inspect and is still arguable across populations. Even the historical and crosscultural chew over detailed in this paper although limited in its perspective provides a see of the importance of these questions to humanity in command and the difficulty with which they are answered. Broadly the discussion has been divided into Eastern and Western texts. Eastern ThoughtLooking back into premodern theories of consciousness we are confronted with some very different views on the nature of human beings and their composition. The Book of the Dead detailed the role of the heart from the 16th-century BC papyrus of Ani.[5] Egyptian hieroglyphics illustrated the heart which was pictured as removed from the be to be weighed on a scale with a feather on the other side. The conjoin represented ma'at; that is truth or divine order. This demonstrates the Egyptian civilization's belief in the importance of the heart not only in judgment of the truth but also as a decide of self-worth in the afterlife. The Hindu and Chinese ancient literature such as the Bhagavad Gita subdivided consciousness into external and internal.[19] The external consciousness is the universal consciousness that gives go to the self: "atma" or soul. Indirect importance is given to the cardiopulmonary system for the purification of the soul through yoga and meditation. In the Rig Veda texts such as "He who possessed of food hardens his heart against the feeble man craving nourishment against the sufferer coming to him (for help) and pursues (his own enjoyment change surface) before him that man finds no consoler,"[19] illustrate the importance of the heart in making moral judgments. To be the physical bases of consciousness in sacred text it is difficult to value the emphasis given to the heart as an organ of thought and decision-making. In the Old Testament the heart was the locus of intellectual moral and psychological life. Hebrew words such as "Lev or leb," "lebab," "libba," "beten," "kereb," and "me(j)'im" have in mind and are translated to convey "organ heart." Looking at the context in which the word was used one can conclude the authors' understanding of its function. Examples are as follows: the heart is the seat of consciousness (Proverbs 14:10). It was with the heart that one feared (Jeremiah 32: 40) served God (1 Samuel 12:20) accepted divine teachings (Proverbs 7:3; Isaiah 51:7) trusted in God (Proverbs 3:5) meditated (Psalms 19:14) intended (Jeremiah 23: 20) willed (Exodus 14:5) imagined (Genesis 8:21) and pondered (Psalms 4:4). Furthermore the heart was referred to as the lay of wisdom (1 Kings 3:12) of thought and reflection (Jeremiah 24:7; Luke 2:19) and of memory (Psalms 31:19; 1 Samuel 21:12) as come up as being an instrument of belief (Romans 10:10) and the principle of challenge (Exodus 35:21). As in the Rig Veda moral and intellectual ignorance and lack of an internal ability to "see" spiritual truths was indicated by referring to the heart as "hard," "strong," "tighten,".
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