>>ERIN: I thought intentionality was interesting because I think awareness
seems to
>> continue to develop throughout the levels. Basically I think awareness
>> develops as our expectations become better. But I think there is a big leap
>> going from awareness with intentionality and awareness without
>> intentionality.
ERIN: I want to revise my statement a little. It makes it sound like
I think awareness and consciousness gradually develops but
intentionality is an either/or. I think intentionality also
gradually develops. But I think it is essential to the leap
from the objective to subjective levels.
Imitation and choice was shown with Maggies graph to gradually develop.
I think I could interchange intentionality with choice.
I want to say that the reason human consciousness is so unique is due
to the degree of intentionality present.
How does Wilber's continuum map onto Maggies graph of imitation--choice.
I think there has to be some type of "shift" where it is more
choice then imitation.
Wilber calls the
>lowest level of awareness "prehension," growing over time and evolving
>upward through sensation, perception, impulse, emotion, symbols,
>concepts, conop, formop and finally vision logic. I don't always agree
>with Wilber since he gives short shrift to values (compared to Pirsig),
>but in this case I think he's on target. Even a virus knows when "it's
>better here," requiring some form of awareness (prehension) of its
>surrounding value patterns.
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