@MicroWave to scienceEnglish • 10 months agoConsciousness Is a Continuum, and Scientists Are Starting to Measure Itwww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square7arrow-up178arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@Mangolink3•10 months agoThis certainly isn’t close to explaining the mechanism of qualia, but it’s a pretty good step in that direction!
minus-square@A_Alink4•10 months ago…qualia ? ok, it is this : In philosophy of mind, qualia (…) are defined as instances of subjective, conscious experience. - -Wikipedia.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•10 months agoThat’s just the definition of qualia, not an explanation of the mechanism that generates them.
minus-square@A_Alink1•10 months agoDisappointing I know. Sorry about that. Eventually, science should get there 😌. As written above, the article is a step towards this.
This certainly isn’t close to explaining the mechanism of qualia, but it’s a pretty good step in that direction!
…qualia ? ok, it is this :
That’s just the definition of qualia, not an explanation of the mechanism that generates them.
Disappointing I know. Sorry about that. Eventually, science should get there 😌. As written above, the article is a step towards this.