Abstract
This essay examines the concept of consciousness in three major twentieth century writers, Owen Barfield (1977, 1988), Jean Gebser (1984), and Gottfried Richter (1982). Fundamental to all three of these is the idea that human consciousness, and especially perception, evolves with the passage of historical time, and that this evolution is reflected in the production of art. In each thinker, consciousness of the self is seen primarily as a function of orientation in space and time. The evolution of this orientation is concretely expressed in many areas of cultural development, especially the arts (Gebser, 1985).
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Brown, Zachary
(2018)
"Art and the Evolution of Consciousness: A Look at the Work of Owen Barfield, Jean Gebser, and Gottfried Richter,"
Journal of Conscious Evolution: Iss. 12, Article 2.
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https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cejournal/vol12/iss12/2
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