I noticed that Harper's magazine has a brief meditation on the origins of language:
... The first characteristic of
consciousness was the language of the soul! In this way, human language
came into being.
The whole passage is here.
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I know cognitivists are always searching the for inner causes of things, but couldn't one just easily turn it around and say "The first product of language was consciousness! In this way consciousness came into being." Either way, we have to ask "But what empirical evidence do you have for your claim?
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BLOGGER: I'm never clear on the distinction between awareness and consciousness. Speakers seem to suggest that consciousness is a kind of Awareness 2.0, but I'm never sure about what new features they claim.
Posted by: Ray Weitzman | January 30, 2009 at 11:05 PM