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9780 | Consciousness is a malfunction of evolution [Zizek] |
Full Idea: Consciousness is a kind of mistake, a malfunction of evolution, and out of this mistake a miracle occurred. | |
From: Slavoj Zizek (Conversations, with Glyn Daly [2004], §2) | |
A reaction: Rather hard to prove, but actually quite an uplifting thought. If consciousness only evolved so that we could navigate and defend ourselves, our 'higher' activities seem irrelevant. But Zizek's view means we can make them central. Nice. |