Ontology of Consciousness

The object of this study is to find a coherent theoretical approach to three problems which appear to interrelate in complex ways: (1) What is the ontological status of consciousness? (2) How can there be ''un­ conscious,'' ''prereflective'' or ''self-alienated'' consciousness? And (3) Is there a ''self'' or ''ego'' formed by means of the interrelation of more elementary states of consciousness? T...