Problem of understanding the consciousness in the philosophy of vulgar materialism

The article provides an overview of the philosophy of vulgar materialism and defines its significance in the history of Western philosophy. It showings its advantages and disadvantages as a form of mechanistic materialism. Its general and specific features are distinguished as an independent philosophical trend. The understanding of consciousness in the philosophy of vulgar materialism is considered, its ambiguity is shown. It is concluded that a correction in his understanding. The influence of vulgar materialism on the subsequent philosophical and scientific thought is indicated.