La conciencia fosilizada

• Muela Edo, Rubén ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de les Illes Balears

     Universitat de les Illes Balears

     Palma de Mallorca, España

     
• Localización: Ludus vitalis: revista de filosofía de las ciencias de la vida = journal of philosophy of life sciences = revue de philosophie des sciences de la vie, ISSN 1133-5165, Vol. 21, Nº. 39, 2013, págs. 177-198
• Idioma: español
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  • The fossilized consciousnessIn view of the striking similarities between animals and human beings, in 1859 Darwin came to the conclusion that both shared a common ancestor. The evolution of human beings is thus inextricably linked to the development of superior cognitive abilities (amongst which the emergence of consciousness plays a key role). From such analogy between animals and human beings we ought to ask ourselves this question: are human beings the only conscious beings? Is there such a thing as animal consciousness? In this essay, I will analyze a number of data from the fossil record in order to answer how consciousness emerges.