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Consciousness vs Knowing - What's the difference?

consciousness | knowing |

As nouns the difference between consciousness and knowing

is that consciousness is the state of being conscious or aware; awareness while knowing is the act or condition of having knowledge.

As an adjective knowing is

possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

As a verb knowing is

present participle of lang=en.

consciousness

English

Noun

(wikipedia consciousness)
  • The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The machine of a new soul , passage=Yet this is the level of organisation that does the actual thinking—and is, presumably, the seat of consciousness .}}

    Derived terms

    * cyberconsciousness * hyperconsciousness * teleconsciousness * raise someone's consciousness

    See also

    * being-for-itself

    knowing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
  • * South
  • The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness.
  • a knowing rascal
  • Suggestive of private knowledge.
  • Deliberate
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Derived terms

    * knowingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or condition of having knowledge.
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
  • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings .