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consciousness

[kon-shuhs-nis] / ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs /


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Consciousness has long been described as one of science's toughest puzzles.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

He had been a medical student at the University of Natal when he founded the Black Consciousness Movement, aimed at empowering and mobilising the urban black population.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness is meant to be a conservative minimum that everyone can agree on despite the uncertainties on exactly how sentient some of these animals are.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

He called the movement the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

It was more important to show the young Black Consciousness men that the struggle was indivisible and that we all had the same enemy.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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