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Historical path of traditional and modern idea of ‘conscious universe’

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  • Mehrnaz Monzavi

    (University of Malaya)

  • Mohd Hazim Shah Abdul Murad

    (University of Malaya)

  • Matin Rahnama

    (Association of Faradarmani & Psymentology)

  • Shahaboddin Shamshirband

    (Association of Faradarmani & Psymentology)

Abstract

What this study shows is that although the ‘idea of conscious universe’ is given further advance by some discoveries of modern sciences, it was articulated by many ancient and previous thinkers. Philosophically, the idea of ‘Consciousness’ can be traced back to ancient times and can be proven through historical documents in various traditions, cultures and religions. In this study, the ideas are provided from perspectives of West, East and Islam. Simply, the term ‘awareness’ and the concept of ‘ability to be aware of the environment’ imply the notion of ‘Consciousness’ in linguistic and psychology. In a comparative study, we show that philosophical and scientific views in the past and contemporary period highly recommended the existence of ‘Consciousness’ attribute. In fact, all of the mentioned studies are talking about the same ideology based on the qualitative perceptions. However, there are some differences in parts, but the major theme is same.

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  • Mehrnaz Monzavi & Mohd Hazim Shah Abdul Murad & Matin Rahnama & Shahaboddin Shamshirband, 2017. "Historical path of traditional and modern idea of ‘conscious universe’," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 51(3), pages 1183-1195, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:51:y:2017:i:3:d:10.1007_s11135-016-0324-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11135-016-0324-3
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