Self, corpo e ambiente: o organismo como alicerce da mente consciente

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze, in an interdisciplinary wa,y the relations between the mind (conscious) and the body situated in an environment. From this perspective, we propose a concept of personal identity that has its roots in the body, in such a way that builds the feeling of self through the processed images about the environment and the body itself. We introduce a conception of organism as the inextricable association between brain, body-proper and environment, which leads us to reject the idea of organism reduced to the brain and body-itself. This construction that the body is the foundation of the mind - and also of the self - is introduced from the evolutionary processes upon which multicellular organisms evolved into what we are today. We also propose a conception of mind that is not a substance, nor does it relate only to the brain, but rather a mind that emerges throughout the body from its processes. Based on this information, we will analyze the implications of the emergence of self-awareness and consider the self having its roots in the body, produced from information stored from the communication channels that are responsible for mapping the body and producing mental images. From these considerations, we will proceed with the investigation of the body self-awareness and the role of the full consciousness of the organism.