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This page lists various connotations of the term "consciousness" in use in scientific research today.
The fact that so many different conceptions of this term are being applied highlights the striking contrast between the conceptual exposition and the familiarity of consciousness.<ref name="MetzingerLexikon">Metzinger, Encyclopedia entry ''Bewusstsein'', 20082009, in H.-J. Sandkühler (Editor), ''Enzyklopädie der Philosophie''. Hamburg: Meiner. </ref>
Some of the distinctions below are inspired by (Metzinger, 20082009).<ref name="MetzingerLexikon"/>
= Logical structures of the term consciousness =
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. Cf. [[add LINKconsciousness#Introspective consciousness|introspective consciousness]]or [[consciousness#Attentive consciousness|attentive consciousness]] below.
= Meanings of the term consciousness =
== Self-consciousness ==
Consciousness sometimes refer refers to the conceptually structured and reflexive awareness of one as a single, persistent person with certain beliefs, intentions, etc.<ref name="MetzingerLexikon" />
== Conscious mechanism ==
