When we are aware of something, we are not aware of something that 'corresponds' to something else; nor is the awareness itself a correspondence to anything. Nor is our view that of the coherence theory....  Our analysis finally is metaphysical.... The mind, in its cognitive dimension, intends Being."
Consciousness emerges when we are aware of something, but not when we perceive a counterpart; nor does consciousness itself signify a relationship to anything. Nor is our perspective rooted in the coherence theory....  Our analysis ultimately converges on metaphysics.... The mind, in its cognitive dimension, seeks Reality.