Essays on Consciousness

Right now, at this very minute, are you living in the moment? Are you being present in your life? Is your mind wandering to the mountain of bills due next week or are you concentrating on right now? I’m no soothsayer, but one thing I…

With regards to the supposed redundacy of creating an exception derived from DPP v Kenny wherein instances of unconstitutional breaches of the rights of the accused are committed accidentally are not subject to the same scrutiny with regards to the evidence that can be availed…

Our consciousness presents one of the fundamental questions to Science, religion and philosophy that is still waiting to be answered. As of present day there is no clear general agreement as to what its purpose for us as a species that possesses it is, what…

Our consciousness presents one of the fundamental questions to Science, religion and philosophy that is still waiting to be answered. As of present day there is no clear general agreement as to what its purpose for us as a species that possesses it is, what…

Artificial intelligence consciousness is nearly as old as software engineering itself, but the term itself took long to familiar. Research in Artificial intelligence consciousness even existed quite a while before the expression ” Artificial intelligence ” was first utilized. The foundations of AI can be…

Unconscious bias training. Unconscious bias is something that most people are familiar with but are not able to recognize within themselves. Training around this subject is especially important for those who make hiring decision within a company, but I think is extremely beneficial for all…

The current discourse around #FeesMustFall is often fuelled by Biko’s philosophy on being black and the role of white people in the struggle. The piece “Whither the Black Consciousness Movement?” (1977) is Mandela’s response to these views from inside prison. He praises Black Consciousness in…

Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf is considered one of the most visionary pioneers of feminist texts and modernist classics to date. Her explorations of consciousness and experimentation in her writings, as well as her challenge of the male dominated writing scene really make themselves bold in…

This is an article by Wai-Yee Li, trying to critically analyze and responding to aesthetic self-consciousness and historical reflection in the peach blossom fan. The peach blossom fan is a musical play and historical drama that is acted in forty-four different scenarios. The article to…

The conscious mind of a man is limited to the sequential flow of words and their corresponding ideas which arise from our subconscious. His subconscious mind is being formed from knowledge and experiences gathered over our lifetime. It is capturing the traditional way of civilization…