Consciousness and Nervous Tissue: Analyzing a Philosophical Question

Analyzing the Sentence:

'How it is that anything so remarkable as a state of consciousness comes about as a result of irritating nervous tissue.'

• 'How it is that' - This is an interrogative phrase expressing 'why/how'.
• 'anything' - The subject of the sentence.
• 'so remarkable' - An adjective describing the subject.
• 'as a result of' - A prepositional phrase indicating cause.
• 'irritating nervous tissue' - The object of the sentence.

Translation:

Why does a state of consciousness, something so remarkable, arise as a result of stimulating nervous tissue?