Searle, John

"We are part of nature but our consciousness gives us unique capacities."

"Understanding requires appreciating both universal and particular aspects of human nature."

"The existence of other minds is not a problem but a basic fact."

"Human societies are fundamentally dependent on shared intentional states."

"Consciousness has intrinsic properties that cannot be reduced to functional roles."

"The meaning of our actions depends on our intentions and the social context."

"We create value through collective intentionality and social practice."

"Human freedom is compatible with living in a physical universe."

"The subjective is not less real than the objective."

"Understanding human behavior requires reference to consciousness and intention."

"Our institutions give structure and meaning to human life."

"Consciousness is the most distinctive and important feature of human existence."

"The causal powers of consciousness are not illusory."

"We must develop an epistemology adequate to the phenomenon of consciousness."

"Human institutions are maintained through the ongoing commitment of their members."

"The study of consciousness requires both science and careful attention to experience."

"Intentionality allows us to represent things as being certain ways."

"The unity of consciousness suggests deep facts about the organization of the brain."

"Human rationality is shaped by emotion, embodiment, and social factors."

"We cannot understand human action without reference to reasons and motives."

"The objective world and human subjectivity are equally real aspects of existence."

"Consciousness provides the foundation for meaning and value in human life."

"Understanding requires grasping the perspective of other conscious beings."

"The causal closure of physics does not entail that consciousness is causally inert."

"Human beings are biological organisms with irreducibly subjective inner lives."

"Social facts are created and maintained through human collective action."

"The meaning of language depends on the intentionality of language users."

"We must reject both eliminative reductionism and dualism about the mind."

"Consciousness is not a property that can be observed from the outside alone."

"Understanding human culture requires appreciating the intentional states of members."