Consciousness

hypothesis of debated testability, curriculum: active externalism, based on the active role of the environment in driving cognitive processes

metaphor describing how thoughts seem to flow through the conscious mind

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scientific theory

philosophy terms referring to an observer versus the thing observed

philosophical question

In Buddhist philosophy, svasaṃvedana (also svasaṃvitti) is a term which refers to the reflexive nature of consciousness, or the awareness of being aware. It was initially a theory of cognition held by the Mahāsaṃghika and Sautrāntika schools while the Sarvāstivāda-Vaibhāṣika school argued against it.