Full Idea
Consciousness is always accompanied by awareness, but awareness as I have described it need not be accompanied by consciousness.
Gist of Idea
Can we be aware but not conscious?
Source
David J.Chalmers (The Conscious Mind [1996], 1.1.5)
Book Reference
Chalmers,David J.: 'The Conscious Mind' [OUP 1997], p.28
A Reaction
One should consult Chalmers, but he is stretching the English word 'awareness' rather far. This road leads to saying that thermostats are 'aware', and information is aware of its content, which is probably very wrong indeed. Compare Idea 2415.
Related Idea
Idea 2415 In blindsight both qualia and intentionality are missing [Chalmers]