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The Science of Consciousness

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The Stream of Consciousness

Part of the book series: Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy ((EPPS))

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Most people consider science to be the study of the objective, physical world that exists independent of our awareness of it. From this perspective, it seems impossible to develop a scientific theory of consciousness because consciousness is a subjective experience that is outside the realm of the phenomena explained by science.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis, California, USA

    John R. Battista

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  1. Brentwood Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Kenneth S. Pope

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    Jerome L. Singer

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Battista, J.R. (1978). The Science of Consciousness. In: Pope, K.S., Singer, J.L. (eds) The Stream of Consciousness. Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2466-9_4

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