Consciousness: The Inner Being

by Dara Fogel

For decades, science has tried to quietly ignore consciousness, and yet, all science is rooted in consciousness. Science has never been able to explain why we experience subjective consciousness, and has left this question to religion, philosophy and psychology to answer. But with the development of quantum physics and brain research, science
has been butting up into the question of consciousness.

This book explores different theories of consciousness and selfhood, as put forth by philosophers and psychologists. With a large helping of ancient wisdom and several dashes of psychodelic theories, Fogel explores what it means to be a subjective consciousness in an objective world.

About the
Dara Fogel, Ph.D., is an author and educator who has studied ancient philosophy, mysticism and ethics in a quest to understand the meaning of human existence and the implications for practical living. She is the author of Subjective Are You In or Out? and the popular Epicurean Manifesto and Other Ancient Wisdom for Modern People. She is also the author of a steampunk romance series, The GrailChaise Chronicles. She has contributed to two philosophy of popular culture textbooks and presented internationally. She currently lives in the U.S. southwest with her son, three cats and a goofy dog.

56 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 21, 2023

About the author

Born at the bottom of the atmosphere, Dara Fogel has done a lot of strange things in her life, including all types of work in theater, calligrapher, graphic artist, PMT cameraperson, wedding officiant and event planner, before settling on writing and teaching.

She holds a ph.d. in philosophy from the University of Oklahoma (2006), specializing in ethics, social-political philosophy and philosophy of the self. Her primary interest is in the experience and development of consciousness. This overarching interest is evident in all her writing, both fiction and non-fiction. (Dara's non-fiction can be read at her website.)

Amongst other things, she has served as queen of one medieval fair and founding director of a renaissance fair; directed 3 Shakespeare plays outdoors, won multiple "Best of Show" awards for her extravagant costumes at science fiction conventions and renfairs, and meditated in Stonehenge at sunset.