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→Binary predicate of mental states
== Binary predicate of mental states ==
The term consciousness is also being used as a binary predicate which refers to persons or organisms, on the one hand, and to their mental states on the other hand.
This is the case, e.g., if "consciousness" is taken to denote the [[attention]] of a person on his/her own mental states. This connotation of consciousness can be both pre-conceptual or conceptual<ref name="MetzingerLexikon" />.
= Meanings of the term consciousness =
