关于意识的起源问题一直是当代西方心灵哲学界探讨与研究的焦点问题之一。人类由何而来?令人费解却千姿百态的意识又缘起何方?人类意识的出现,依赖于人类的包括感受器官和思维器官在内的整个认识器官的形成,更是依赖于大脑的进化,可以这样说,大脑的进化为人类意识的发展提供了必不可少的物质基础。埃克尔斯以生物进化的角度论述了人类大脑的进化以及由此而来的意识的进化。 The issue of the origin of consciousness has always been one of the most important issues in contemporary Western philosophical circles. Where does human beings come from? What are the reasons why people are puzzling but different from each other? The emergence of human consciousness relies on the formation of the entire cognitive organ, including human receptors and organs of thought, and more on the evolution of the brain. In this way, the evolution of the brain provides an indispensable material basis for the development of human consciousness. Eccles discusses the evolution of the human brain and the consequent evolution of consciousness in terms of biological evolution.