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I think you mean "conscience".

• chrisweekly 4y ago
  Actually, "conscience" relates to ethics and morals, whereas "consciousness" relates to theory of mind and self-awareness; the latter term pertains more directly to the theories of cognitive neuroscience under discussion here.
  • bena 4y ago
    And I really hate that they're homophones.
    • epgui 4y ago
      They’re not homophones…
      • bena 4y ago
        "Conscious" and "conscience" aren't homophones? Sorry I didn't specify the root of both words are homophones, I figured that would be obvious from context.
        • crackedbassoon 4y ago
          This comment confused me so I looked up the definition of homophone[0]. Turns out it can mean two words sounding the same (definition 2) or merely sounding alike (definition 1). Personally I always thought homophones had to sound identical. But you are right, they are homophones in the broad sense. I think they have the same root [1]. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophone https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophone [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/usage-of-conscience-vs-conscious https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/usage-of-consc...
          • bena 4y ago
            Any difference quickly disappears once you take into account various accents and dialects. It's a lot like pin and pen. They're technically not by the strictest sense of the word homophones because there should be a slight difference in how you pronounce them, but in practice, there is no difference.